179 Franklin Street
also 181 Franklin Street | Tribeca | built 1915
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The city photographed every building for its tax records around 1940 and again in the 1980s. NYC Municipal Archives.
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- 1888
Candy maker Henry Heide builds 179 Franklin Street, later linked to his Harrison Street building
The German immigrant Henry Heide (1846-1931), who rose to leadership in confectionery and was recognized for his philanthropy, commissioned this six-story building in 1888 from Havilah M. Smith & Son. It replaced a frame building and a masonry stable. Three years later Heide cut an opening through the rear to join it to his building at 14-16 Harrison Street.
- 1891
Heide adds 181-183 Franklin Street, designed by Hugo Kafka, the architect of the Stern Brothers store
In 1891-92 Henry Heide had a third loft built beside No. 179, at 181-183 Franklin Street. Its architect, Hugo Kafka, had worked with the firm William Schickel & Company and designed the Stern Brothers store in the Ladies' Mile district. Heide kept the building for many years, and later tenants included Fantis Foods and the J.S. Hoffman Company, cheese merchants.
“Designed by Hugo Kafka, formerly associated with the firm of William Schickel & Company and the architect of the Stern Brothers store…”
- 1891
Heide's 1891 loft at 181-183 Franklin Street replaces a Wetmore & Company iron-storage building
Before Henry Heide's building of 1891-92 went up at 181-183 Franklin Street, an earlier building stood on the lot. It belonged to Wetmore & Company and was used to store iron. Heide's new building took its place.
“The building was erected on the former site of a Wetmore & Company building that was used to store iron.”
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