220 Front Street

also 222 Front Street, 224 Front Street | Financial District | built 1910

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  1. 1795

    Peter Schermerhorn and Ebenezer Stevens buy a water lot, and their families join by marriage

    In 1795 Peter Schermerhorn and Ebenezer Stevens bought a water lot from William Beekman, and the buildings at 220-226 Front Street occupy land from its extension. Schermerhorn ran a ship chandlery at 243 Water Street, while Stevens did business from 222 Front. The families became linked when John Peter Schermerhorn married Rebecca Stevens.

    “Peter Schermerhorn and Ebenezer Stevens had bought from William Beekman tn 1795. Schermerhorn's ship chandlery was at 243 Water Street…”

    Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

  2. 1798

    Four buildings rise at 220-226 Front Street in 1798, and Revolutionary War officer Ebenezer Stevens trades from No. 222

    In 1798, three years after Ebenezer Stevens and Peter Schermerhorn bought a water lot, four buildings went up at 220-226 Front Street on the newly filled land. Stevens, a fleet owner and liquor importer, ran his business from No. 222. A Revolutionary War artillery officer who took part in the Boston Tea Party, he served at Saratoga and Yorktown and later became a major general in the state militia, and Fort Stevens at Hell Gate was named for him.

    Source: Wikipedia

  3. 1855

    A cast-iron storefront by J. L. Jackson Brothers Ironworks probably dates from the 1850s at 220 Front Street

    At 220 Front Street, the assessed value rose sharply between 1854 and 1856, which points to alterations in those years. The cast-iron storefront was made by J. L. Jackson Brothers Ironworks and may have been installed in that period. Paneled square columns like those at 222 and 224 flank a big display window that has cast-iron muntins and a cast-iron frame.

    Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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