458 West Broadway

SoHo | built 1887

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1887
Thom & Wilson build a five-story neo-Grec loft for William Oppenheim at 458 West Broadway
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In 1887 the architects Thom & Wilson designed this five-story brick store and loft building for owner William Oppenheim. It rose while factories and warehouses were spreading along the streets around Broadway, turning SoHo from an entertainment district into a center of the dry goods trade. Its angular detailing, projecting window sills and corbelled cornice are typical of the neo-Grec style used on modest commercial buildings.
“…built in 1887 for owner William Oppenheim at a time when large factories, stores and lofts were being built along the streets around Broadway…”
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission
1973
The Ballroom in SoHo occupies 458 West Broadway from 1973 to 1983
From 1973 to 1983 the Ballroom in SoHo was a tenant of this five-story building, and by 1995 a designer boutique, Assets of London, had moved in. Earlier occupants were small firms, among them the Solo Manufacturing Co., which made candles and candy boxes in 1920, and Conron & Co., a flavor extract business, in 1929. Standard Refrigerators, Inc. was listed here from 1957 to 1968.
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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