233 Front Street

also 36 Peck Slip | Financial District | built 1900

The city photographed every building for its tax records around 1940 and again in the 1980s. NYC Municipal Archives.

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1829
A building of 1828-29 rises at 233 Front Street on one of the city's last water lots
Built in 1828-29 together with its corner neighbor at 235, 233 Front Street stands on what had been one of the last water lots the City of New York held on to. The grocers Hopkins & Hawley were the first occupants here, staying until they moved to 229-231 Front Street at the end of the 1830s.
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission
1829
The pitched roof and wood dormers of 233 Front Street set it apart on its block
The most striking feature of 233 Front Street is its pitched roof, which rises above a dentilled brick cornice and is crowned by two pedimented wood dormers. That roofline contrasts sharply with the other rooflines on the block. The building also has a cast-iron shopfront added later, with round-arched paneled columns supporting a lintel of rosettes.
“The most striking feature of this fine building is its pitched roof rising above a dentilled brick cornice and crowned by two pedimented wood dormers.”
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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