116 West Houston Street

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1883
Stephen D. Hatch designs a six-story brick loft building for Ellen E. Ward
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The building at 116-122 West Houston Street went up in 1883 to plans by Stephen D. Hatch, with Ellen E. Ward as the original owner. It is a six-story brick store-and-loft building in the round-arch commercial style, with segmental-arched windows under radiating brick lintels and a corbelled brick cornice. Rusticated brick piers frame its ground floor, and a historic fire escape survives on the facade.
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission
1883
The Empire Steam Laundry Company leases the new loft building and stays for decades
The loft building at 116-122 West Houston Street was leased from the start to the Empire Steam Laundry Company. The firm stayed for several decades. The six-story building had been put up in 1883 for Ellen E. Ward to designs by Stephen D. Hatch, and the Landmarks Commission names the laundry as its notable early occupant.
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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