Grey Art Museum

16 Cooper Square | also 20 Cooper Square, 18 Cooper Square | NoHo | built 1901

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The lot about 1940
About 1940. Via 1940s.nyc
The lot about 1985
About 1985. Via 80s.nyc

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.

  1. 1901

    John Nitchie designs a seven-story factory for William C. Browning

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    John E. Nitchie designed the Beaux-Arts factory, built in 1900-01 for William C. Browning. It replaced older residential and commercial buildings on Cooper Square, part of a wave of larger industrial buildings along the street. The steel and cast-iron frame is clad in brick behind a five-bay arcade, and the cornice was removed before 1938.

    “This factory building was designed by architect John E. Nitchie and constructed in 1900-01 for William C. Browning…”

    Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

  2. 1966

    Schieffelin & Co. makes and stores chemicals here as the lower facade is rebuilt

    In 1966 the building was occupied by Schieffelin & Co., which used it to manufacture and store chemicals. That year the facade of the first two stories was rebuilt and fitted with new storefronts, to plans by architect Abraham Sperling for the owner, I. Mass & Co. The building remained in commercial use afterward.

    Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

  3. 2024

    NYU's Grey Art Museum moves into the ground floor at 18 Cooper Square

    In 2024, after nearly 50 years in NYU's Silver Center, New York University's art museum moved to 18 Cooper Square and was renamed the Grey Art Museum. The space has 40 percent more exhibition room and fills the entire ground floor of this brick and iron building. The move was made possible in part by a gift from the patrons Dr. James Cottrell and Joseph Lovett.

    Source: greyartmuseum.nyu.edu

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