Harriman Building
39 Broadway | also 11 Trinity Place, 37 Broadway | Financial District | built 1928
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The city photographed every building for its tax records around 1940 and again in the 1980s. NYC Municipal Archives.
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- 1790
An earlier house on this block at 39 Broadway becomes George Washington's presidential residence
Alexander Macomb built the four-story house in 1786-1788 and leased it to the French minister, the Comte de Moustier, who left for Paris in early 1790. Washington moved in on February 23, 1790, with a household of about 20, including seven enslaved people brought from Mount Vernon. The large rooms served for his levees and dinners until he left on August 30.
Source: Wikipedia
- 1821
The earlier Macomb house at 39 Broadway becomes Bunker's Mansion House, a hotel favored by Southern families
In 1821 the old presidential residence was turned into a luxury hotel and later expanded into the neighboring houses, whose facades were altered to match. Bunker's Mansion House drew many Southern families. Its owner Bunker, known for affability toward guests, grew rich quickly and eventually sold up and retired.
“In 1821, the Macomb House was converted into a luxury hotel. The hotel was expanded northward into the adjoining houses…”
Source: Wikipedia
- 2017
The Blarney Stone at 11 Trinity Place is one of only two left of a 34-bar Irish chain
The Blarney Stone chain began in 1952 when the Irish immigrant Daniel Flanagan opened his first bar at Third Avenue and East 44th Street. At its peak it had 34 locations, known for cheap drinks and a steam table serving corned beef. By March 2017, Forgotten New York counted only two survivors: one on Eighth Avenue by Penn Station and one at 11 Trinity Place.
Source: Forgotten New York
Further reading
- BLARNEY STONE, Penn StationForgotten New York
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