Built 1875-76 NYCL # 243 Added to NRHP 30 April 1980 | NRHP Reference # 80002705 Designated NYCL November 14, 1978 | |
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Location 8 Thomas Street, Manhattan, New York City Architectural style Gothic Revival architecture Similar Broadway–Chambers Building, New York City Police Museum, Bryant Park, Marcus Garvey Park, William Tecumseh Sherman | ||
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. The building has been called "An elaborate confection of Romanesque, Venetian Gothic, brick, sandstone, granite, and cast-iron parts..."
The building was designated a New York City landmark in 1978, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
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