442 Broadway

also 36 Howard Street | SoHo | built 1876

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

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1876
September 5
W. P. Anderson designs an L-shaped four-story store at 442 Broadway, with a second facade on Howard Street
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Work on 442 Broadway began on May 16, 1876, and finished on September 5. W. P. Anderson was the architect, Charles E. Hadded the builder, and Edward Mitchell the original owner. The four-story, four-bay brick building is L-shaped, so it also presents a facade at 36 Howard Street.
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission
1965
442 Broadway gets a new roof in 1965 after a fire, and its original iron cornice is removed
Landmarks Preservation Commission records note that the roof of 442 Broadway was replaced in 1965 after a fire. The building's original iron cornice was removed at that time. The brick front has since been stuccoed over, and the ground floor has been altered.
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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