304 Canal Street

also 57 Lispenard Street | Tribeca | built 1861

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1861
Hardware merchant John D. Wolfe, who developed many Tribeca buildings, erects a five-story store and loft
John D. Wolfe, a hardware merchant who put his fortune into real estate and developed many Tribeca buildings, had this five-story store and loft built in 1860-61, replacing two structures that faced Canal Street. The Landmarks Preservation Commission suggests it may be the work of John B. Snook, who designed several other Wolfe buildings in the neighborhood. The Italianate front has a two-story cast-iron base below a stone upper section, now painted, and the building was once used for light manufacturing.
“John D. Wolfe, a very successful hardware merchant who invested his fortune in real estate and developed many buildings in the Tribeca area…”
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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