439 Lafayette Street

NoHo | built 1890

The city photographed every building for its tax records around 1940 and again in the 1980s. NYC Municipal Archives.

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1890
D. & J. Jardine design a cast-iron warehouse at 439-441 Lafayette for the Carroll and Langdon estate
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The firm D. & J. Jardine were the architects of this six-story warehouse, erected in 1889-90 for an estate tied to M. L. Carroll and A. L. Langdon. It has a cast-iron frame with brownstone and brick facing, five bays, and a brick and terra-cotta cornice on foliated brackets. It went up while the once-fashionable residential district near Astor Place was turning into a warehouse and factory zone.
“…designed by D.& J. Jardine and built in 1889-90 for the Estate of M.L. Carroll and A.L. Langdon…”
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission
1911
By 1911 a brass goods store, a clothing maker and a printer share 439-441 Lafayette
By 1911 the warehouse was in industrial use, with a brass goods store at street level and a clothing manufacturer and a printer above. It remained a factory building until the 1980s, when it was converted into apartments.
“…occupied by a brass goods store at ground level and by a clothing manufacturer and a printer on the upper floors…”
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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