405 Broadway

Tribeca | built 1854

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  1. 1854

    Wine importer John P. Duncan builds a five-story store at 405 Broadway on land his father bought in 1835

    John P. Duncan (1829-1901), a wine importer and wholesale grocer, had this five-story store built in 1853-54 on property his father bought in 1835. It replaced two earlier buildings, and its original marble upper facade sat on a cast-iron base made by the Architectural Iron Works. Occupants over the years included the fancy-goods importers Hecht Brothers, who dealt in fans, buttons and dolls, and Isaac Smith's Son & Company, which made and imported canes and umbrellas.

    “Erected in 1853-54 for wine importer and wholesale grocer John P. Duncan (1829-1901)…”

    Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

  2. 1908

    Architect Clarence L. Sefert redesigns 405 Broadway with a new brick facade for the Duncan estate

    In 1908 the John P. Duncan Estate hired architect Clarence L. Sefert, whose other work includes buildings in the Riverdale Historic District, to redesign the building, with John Downey as builder. The new brick facade has a two-story base with stone cornices, upper floors framed by brick end piers with bands of windows and transoms, and a stepped brick parapet capped with stone. Duncan's successor firm, John Duncan's Sons, was among later occupants, and a painted sign for the Penn Textile Co. marks the north wall.

    “No. 405 was altered in 1908 to the designs of Clarence L. Sefert, an architect known for his work in the Riverdale Historic District…”

    Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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