22 Harrison Street

Tribeca | built 1892

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.

1892
Produce merchant Edwin M. Harrison replaces his old shop-and-dwelling with a four-story loft at 22 Harrison
The merchant Edwin M. Harrison dealt in produce, butter and eggs, with offices on Duane Street, Carmine Street and First Avenue. He began buying property near Harrison and Greenwich Streets in 1876, and in 1885 he converted a late Federal house here into a store with a dwelling above. In 1892 it was replaced by a four-story building designed and built by Peter Roberts.
“Edwin M. Harrison was a produce, butter, and egg merchant who had offices on Duane and Carmine Streets, and First Avenue.”
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission
1900
The Oswego Starch Company rents 22 Harrison for sales and distribution around 1900
Around the turn of the century the Oswego Starch Company leased the building for sales and distribution. Afterward, like many neighbors, it was used by a variety of butter and egg merchants. Its upper floors now hold apartments over a ground-floor shop.
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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