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Approximately 250 cast-iron buildings stand in New York City, and the majority are in SoHo. Cast iron was initially used as a decorative front over a pre-existing building. With the addition of modern, decorative facades, older industrial buildings were able to attract new commercial clients.
The Scholastic Building is the 10-story headquarters of the Scholastic Corporation, located on Broadway between Prince and Spring Streets in the SoHo neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. Built in 2001, it was the first new building to be constructed in the SoHo-Cast Iron Historic District, replacing a one-story garage built in 1954. [2]
The building is listed as contributing to the SoHo-Cast Iron Historic District and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. [7] In 2001 Beyhan Karahan and Associates completed a five-year project to restore the building's facade. [3] The firm also restored the bullet glass sidewalk and steps.
109 Prince Street at the corner of Greene Street – where it is #119 – in the SoHo neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City is a historic cast-iron building. It was built in 1882-83 and was designed by Jarvis Morgan Slade in the French Renaissance style. The cast-iron facade was provided by the architectural iron works firm of Cheney & Hewlett.
Bank of New York Building. August 28, 2003 ... SoHo: Largest collection of cast iron buildings in the world 150: South Street Seaport: South Street Seaport: October ...
Built in 1857 to a design by John P. Gaynor, with cast-iron facades for two street-fronts provided by Daniel D. Badger's Architectural Iron Works, [2] it originally housed Eder V. Haughwout's fashionable emporium, which sold imported cut glass and silverware as well as its own handpainted china and fine chandeliers, [2] [3] and which attracted ...
Pages in category "Cast-iron architecture in New York City" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
A street in SoHo in New York City famous for its cast-iron facades. Spa Colonnade in Mariánské Lázně, 1889.Nearly every element is cast iron. Cast-iron architecture is the use of cast iron in buildings and objects, ranging from bridges and markets to warehouses, balconies and fences.