29 Great Jones Street

also 27 Great Jones Street | NoHo | built 1900

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

  1. 1891

    Banker Samuel D. Babcock, a telephone company president, has 29 Great Jones Street built as an investment

    Architect Charles W. Clinton designed the 1891 loft building for Samuel Denison Babcock, who was president of the International Bell Telephone Company and also sat on the boards of various banks and real estate associations. Babcock built it as an investment, with a cast-iron storefront and radiating terra-cotta lintels on the upper floors.

    “…built in 1891 as an investment for Samuel Denison Babcock who was a president and director of International Bell Telephone Company…”

    Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

  2. 1903

    February

    American Type Founders leases all of 29 Great Jones Street for fifteen years in 1903

    In February 1903 the New York Times reported that the American Type Founders Company had leased the entire building for fifteen years, and the company later filed for internal alterations in 1916. The LPC report notes, however, that city directories from 1903 to 1916 do not list the firm at this address.

    Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

  3. 1937

    J. Perlov buys 29 Great Jones Street for cash in 1937 and becomes its sole tenant

    Perlov, a crockery wholesaler, bought the building in 1937 for cash. From around 1945 to 1965 he was its only tenant, and a restaurant-supplies dealer, Kalian Products Corp., was listed alongside him from 1965 to 1993. In the 1990s a condominium conversion added a rooftop penthouse.

    Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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