132 Reade Street

also 13 Hudson Street, 126 Reade Street | Tribeca | built 1885

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

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1885
Thomas Patten builds a six-story Romanesque Revival warehouse at Hudson and Reade streets
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In 1885 George Martin Huss, an architect noted for his interest in Gothic design, designed this warehouse for Thomas Patten, whom city directories list as an agent. It runs about 67 feet along Reade Street and 80 feet along Hudson Street. The brick building has stone trim and arcaded bays at the top story.
“…designed by architect George Martin Huss, noted for his interest in Gothic architecture, for owner Thomas Patten, listed in directories as an agent…”
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission
1885
Four older buildings with shops at street level make way for the warehouse at 19 Hudson Street
The 1885 warehouse replaced four masonry buildings whose ground floors held shops. Over the years its tenants included retail and storage businesses, offices and a factory making lampshades and incandescent lamps. Its upper floors are now residential.
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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