Chamber of Commerce Building (New York, New York)
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The Chamber of Commerce Building in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...

 was built in 1901 to house the Chamber of Commerce of the State of New York
Chamber of Commerce of the State of New York
The New York Chamber of Commerce, founded in 1768 by twenty New York City merchants, was the first commercial organization of its kind in the country. Attracting the participation of a number of New York's most influential business leaders, such as John Jacob Astor, Peter Cooper, and J...

. It is located at 65 Liberty Street in Manhattan
Manhattan
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 in New York City
New York City
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. In 1991, it became the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China
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It was designated a National Historic Landmark
National Historic Landmark
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 in 1977.

Original and reprographic architectural drawings for this building are held in the Department of Drawings & Archives at Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
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, Columbia University
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