140 West Broadway

also 82 Thomas Street, 142 West Broadway | Tribeca | built 1866

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

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1866
Produce merchant Henry Brinker builds a five-story store and loft at West Broadway and Thomas Street
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Henry Brinker, president of the produce merchants Henry Brinker & Co., had Carl Pfeiffer design this corner building in 1866. The L-shaped lot previously held four dwellings, two frame houses with commercial bases facing West Broadway and two brick houses facing Thomas Street. The corner pier is inscribed with both street names.
“Built for Henry Brinker, president of Henry Brinker & Co., produce merchants, it was designed by architect Carl Pfeiffer…”
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission
1866
The 1866 corner building is the oldest on its stretch of Thomas Street in the district
The Landmarks Preservation Commission calls 140-142 West Broadway the earliest structure on Thomas Street within the Tribeca West district. Its stone facades have segmental-arched windows, and the first story keeps its cast-iron Corinthian columns and stone piers. A loading platform runs along the Thomas Street side.
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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