David S. Brown Store (No. 8 Thomas Street Building) | |
New York City Landmark
No. 1010
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Location | 8 Thomas Street, Manhattan, New York |
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Coordinates | 40°42′57″N 74°00′22″W / 40.71583°N 74.00611°W |
Built | 1875-76 |
Architect | J. Morgan Slade |
Architectural style | Victorian Gothic |
NRHP reference No. | 80002705 [1] |
NYCL No. | 1010 |
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.
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