David S. Brown Store
David S. Brown Store (No. 8 Thomas Street Building) | |
NYC Landmark #243 | |
(2012) | |
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Location | 8 Thomas Street, Manhattan, New York City |
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Coordinates | 40°42′57″N 74°0′22″W / 40.71583°N 74.00611°WCoordinates: 40°42′57″N 74°0′22″W / 40.71583°N 74.00611°W |
Built | 1875-76 |
Architect | J. Morgan Slade |
Architectural style | Victorian Gothic |
NRHP Reference # | 80002705[1] |
NYCL # | 243 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | April 30, 1980 |
Designated NYCL | November 14, 1978 |
The David S. Brown Store at 8 Thomas Street between Broadway and Church Street in the TriBeCa neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City was built in 1875-76 for a soap manufacturer. It was designed by J. Morgan Slade in the Victorian Gothic style, as influenced by John Ruskin and French architectural theory.[2] The building has been called "An elaborate confection of Romanesque, Venetian Gothic, brick, sandstone, granite, and cast-iron parts..."[3]
The building was designated a New York City landmark in 1978, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Manhattan below 14th Street
- List of New York City Designated Landmarks in Manhattan below 14th Street
References
Notes
- ↑ National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission; Dolkart, Andrew S. (text); Postal, Matthew A. (text) (2009), Postal, Matthew A., ed., Guide to New York City Landmarks (4th ed.), New York: John Wiley & Sons, ISBN 978-0-470-28963-1, p.34
- ↑ White, Norval & Willensky, Elliot (2000), AIA Guide to New York City (4th ed.), New York: Three Rivers Press, ISBN 978-0-8129-3107-5, p.77
External links
- Media related to David S. Brown 8 Thomas Street at Wikimedia Commons
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