Banqueting House, Whitehall Whitehall in which his banqueting house was to be incorporated as one wing enclosing a series of seven courtyards, visible on the monumental main façade as only a small flanking wing. These revealed the ideas behind Jones' concept of Palladianism. However, King Charles I, who commissioned the plans, never amassed the resources to execute them; his lack of funds and the tensions that eventually led to the Civil War intervened and the plans were permanently shelved. In January 1698, the Tudor Palace was razed by fire that raged for 17 hours. All that remained was the Banqueting House, Whitehall Gate,
Whitehall Building two buildings is according to a 1910 engineering record. Both were contracted by the George A. Fuller company. The pair of buildings was designated a landmark by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission on February 8, 2000. From 1908 to the early 90's the complex housed the Whitehall club on its top floors. This lunch club was the premier maritime club in New York city during that era and hosted all the world's most famous shipping figures such as Onassis, Niarchos, Malcolm McLean and Ludwig. Whitehall Building The Whitehall Building is a 20-story skyscraper located at 17 Battery Place,