47 Mercer Street

also 49 Mercer Street | SoHo | built 1873

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1872
The cast-iron front of 47-49 Mercer Street carries its construction date in the pediment
The designation report describes 47-49 Mercer as a six-story, six-bay iron building that mixes classical details in a mostly French manner. Its facade repeats nearly identical units, and the year 1872 appears as ornament within the pediment at the top. By the time of the report, no capital decoration survived and nearly all of the rusticated piers were missing.
“A final crowning note is achieved by the ornamental use of the construction date, 1872, within the pediment area.”
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission
1873
February 28
Alexander Roux's six-story iron store at 47-49 Mercer Street is completed after eight months of work
Work began on July 1, 1872, and the commission's records list completion on February 28, 1873. Joseph M. Dunn was the architect and W. B. Pettit served as both carpenter and mason. The owner was Alexander Roux, and the building was planned as a store. Its iron front was cast by the Aetna Iron Works.
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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