464 Greenwich Street

Tribeca | built 1892

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

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1892
Samuel Crooks builds 464 Greenwich as a larger home for his coffee roasting plant
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Charles S. Clark designed this five-story building in 1892 for Samuel Crooks, whose coffee, tea and spice import firm dated from 1890 and began at 13 Harrison Street. Growing business led Crooks to move his roasting plant here. It was the first of four buildings his firm erected on the block, and its design was repeated at Nos. 462 and 460.
“Built in 1892, it was designed by Charles S. Clark for Samuel Crooks, a wholesale coffee and tea merchant. This is the first of four buildings built for the Crooks firm…”
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission
1905
Crooks becomes Crooks, Thomas & Company, and later a coffee firm's sign remains at 464 Greenwich
The firm became Crooks, Thomas & Company in 1905 when O. W. Thomas joined. The coffee business New York Mills, long based at 458 Greenwich, kept its office here in the 1930s. The Turkish & Arabian Coffee Company moved in before 1950, and its signage is still visible.
“In 1905 O.W. Thomas joined Crooks and the name of the firm was changed to Crooks, Thomas & Company.”
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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