392 West Broadway
also 394 West Broadway | SoHo | built 1873
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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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- 1873
John Whitenack designs a cast-iron store and loft at 392-394 West Broadway for Jeremiah Dimick
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Architect John H. Whitenack designed this five-story Italianate building, built in 1872-73 for Jeremiah W. Dimick soon after Laurens Street was widened for the elevated train. Its cast-iron facade is attributed to the Boyce & McIntire foundry, and the curved gable at the roofline displays the date 1872. The Landmarks Preservation Commission calls the front remarkably intact.
“…designed by architect John H. Whitenack and built in 1872-73 for owner Jeremiah W. Dimick…”
- 1885
M. Stachelberg & Co. runs a cigar factory in the building at 392-394 West Broadway
In 1885 the cigar maker M. Stachelberg & Co. was operating a factory at 392-394 West Broadway, one of the small manufacturers that filled SoHo's loft buildings. Later tenants included the Ackerlind Steel Co. in 1961. The building was still in commercial use when the district report was written.
“M. Stachelberg & Co., cigar factory (1885); the Ackerlind Steel Co. (1961)…”
- 1973
Art dealer Holly Solomon and the John T. Gibson Gallery both show art at 392-394 West Broadway
The John T. Gibson Gallery occupied the building from 1973 to 1983. Holly Solomon, an art dealer who also modeled for Andy Warhol, was listed here from 1975 to 1983. Their galleries brought the building into SoHo's art scene, which followed the earlier factory tenants.
“…the John T. Gibson Gallery (1973-83); Chris Lehrecke, furniture studio (1993); Holly Solomon, art dealer and Andy Warhol model (1975-83)…”
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