Building 109

109 Andes Road | also 109 Governors Island, 140 Carder Road | Governors Island | built 1900

The city photographed every building for its tax records around 1940 and again in the 1980s. NYC Municipal Archives.

Written with AI from the source each entry cites, then fact-checked.

1918
A wooden storehouse is built for the New York Arsenal's World War I workload
Building 109 went up in wood in 1918 so that the New York Arsenal could keep up with the demands of the First World War. It proved to be the last building the Arsenal constructed on Governors Island. The brick structure standing today is one story on a high basement, most visible on the north side.
“Building 109 was the last building constructed for the New York Arsenal on Governors Island. Initially constructed in 1918 to enable the arsenal to meet the demands of World War I…”
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission
1945
Rebuilt in brick after years as the post commissary, the storehouse becomes offices
After the Arsenal's departure the Army's Second Corps Area took over the building in 1920, and in the 1930s and 1940s it served as the post commissary. It was rebuilt in brick in 1945 and then used as offices.
“Corps Area of the Army in 1920 and used as post commissary in the 1930s-40s. After rebuilt in brick in 1945, it was put into use as offices.”
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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