Mutual Reserve Fund Life Association Building

NYFE Summary

The insurance company commissioned an early steel-framed headquarters here. After its financial troubles, the property became known as the Langdon Building and continued in office use.

The city's Landmarks Preservation Commission later had its first long-term headquarters inside. Outside, rough stonework and repeated round arches give the lower floors a different weight from the rows of windows above. The preservation agency's former home eventually became a landmark itself.

NYFE summary from the official history and visitor sources linked below.

Plan a visit

Check the operator’s current opening, admission and access information before travelling. Historic status does not guarantee public access to every interior.

Sources & further reading

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