107 South Street
Financial District | built 1819
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The city photographed every building for its tax records around 1940 and again in the 1980s. NYC Municipal Archives.
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- 1818
Ship chandler Robert T. Hicks Jr. is the first occupant of 107 South Street
Built in 1818-19 with a Flemish-bond brick front, Robert T. Hicks Jr. was the first occupant of 107 South Street and operated a ship chandlery in it. The building is one of several early waterfront structures on South Street that the Landmarks Preservation Commission described when it designated the district.
“Built in 1818-19, this brick structure with Flemish bond front was first occupied by Robert T. Hicks, Jr., who ran a ship chandlery here.”
- 1855
By 1855 the chandlery is raised to four stories, later gaining a cast-iron storefront
By 1855 the 1818-19 building had been raised to its present four stories plus a low attic story. Later in the 19th century it received the metal canopy over its ground floor and a cast-iron storefront.
“By 1855 the building had been raised to its present height of four stories with a low attic story. Later 19th-century additions include the metal canopy…”
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