Bowne & Co. Stationers

211 Water Street | also 207 Front Street | Financial District | built 1983

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Written with AI from the source each entry cites, then fact-checked.

1. 1835

   Mason David Louderback probably builds his own Greek Revival warehouse at 211 Water Street

   No. 211 was one of three Greek Revival warehouses put up together in 1835-36 for three owners, David Louderback, P. J. Hart and Gabriel Havens. Louderback, who was a mason, likely did the construction work on his own building and possibly on the other two as well. The Landmarks Preservation Commission counts the group among the finest buildings in the South Street Seaport district.

   Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

2. 1835

   The ground floor of 211 Water Street shows plain Greek Revival granite piers and a stair to the upper floors

   Monolithic granite piers with simple Tuscan capitals carry a wide granite beam across the storefront. Tall double doors sit beside a large display window, and a paneled door to the right opens onto an open-riser staircase, with the hoistway once placed just inside in front of it. The Landmarks Preservation Commission notes that the slip sill beneath the display window and an early granite rain trough still survive.

   Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

3. 1975

   Bowne & Co. Stationers opens as a working print shop with the Seaport Museum

   In 1975 the printing firm Bowne & Co., founded by Robert Bowne in 1775, teamed up with the South Street Seaport Museum to open a print shop in the style of the 19th century at 211 Water Street. The shop is billed as the city's oldest continuously operating business. When R. R. Donnelley acquired the parent company in 2010, the stationers were left out of the deal.

   Source: Wikipedia

Further reading

• ANOTHER BOWNE HOUSE, South Street SeaportForgotten New York

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