Franciscan friary

125 Thompson Street | also 171 Prince Street | SoHo | built 1996

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.

1937
Six tenements on Thompson Street are torn down in 1937 for a one-story store
In 1937 six adjoining lots on the Thompson Street block were combined and the six tenements on them were razed. In their place, the architects Klie & Linn built a one-story store for Adrian P. Burke. Its foundation was later reused for the Franciscan friary now on the site.
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission
1996
The Franciscan Friars build a three-story brick friary at 125 Thompson in 1996
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In 1996, Acheson, Thornton & Doyle completed a three-story brick friary for the Franciscan Friars on the foundation of the 1937 store. The building houses the Franciscan Friars Immaculate Conception Province. Because it is so recent, the landmarks commission classed it as non-contributing when it designated the Sullivan-Thompson Historic District.
“…built in 1996 by Acheson, Thornton, & Doyle for the Franciscan Friars on the foundation of a store…”
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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