Principal Locations (first Year of Occupancy)
- 17 Court Square, Montgomery, Alabama (1847)*
- 119 Liberty Street, New York, NY (1858)
- 176 Fulton Street, New York, NY (1865–1866?)
- 133–35 Pearl Street, New York, NY (1867)
- 40 Exchange Place, New York, NY (1876)
- 16 William Street, New York, NY (1892)
- One William Street, New York, NY (1928) **
- 55 Water Street (1980) ***
- 3 World Financial Center (1985)
- 745 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY (2002)
* Henry Lehman established his first store location on Commerce Street, in Montgomery, in 1845. In 1848, one year after Emanuel's arrival, the brothers moved "H. Lehman & Bro." to 17 Court Square, where it remained when Mayer arrived in 1850, forming "Lehman Brothers".
** Designated as a landmark by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Committee in 1996.
*** Sales and trading personnel had been in this location since 1977, when they were joined by the firm's investment bankers and brokers.
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