The Andrew Mellon Building was built by Stanley McCormick, heir to the International Harvester fortune, in 1915 and completed in 1917.

A partial listing of these residents, from the Historic American Buildings Survey, includes: The millionaire industrialist Andrew Mellon is perhaps most significant of these past occupants.

Among his accomplishments include authoring the "Mellon Plan" which stimulated the economic boom of the 1920s and founding the National Gallery of Art.

[3] In 1936 Mellon paid $21 million for paintings and sculptures owned by Sir Joseph Duveen, an art dealer leasing the apartment below.

Instead, National Trust officials said they would rehabilitate some of the structure's windows, HVAC, and mechanical systems and possibly add a green roof.

The National Trust holds a permanent historic preservation easement that protects both the interior and exterior of the Mellon Building.