5 Worth Street

Tribeca | built 1887

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  1. 1850

    Hazardous trades, including a maker of vault lights, occupy the lot at 5 Worth Street from the 1850s

    The site of 5 Worth Street had been occupied by commercial tenants described as hazardous since at least the 1850s. They included Ingalls & Mark, later succeeded by Jacob Mark, makers of vault lights like those seen throughout the district. The five-story building that now stands there replaced a frame stable and a masonry rear structure, so this entry describes earlier buildings on the site.

    Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

  2. 1887

    Dry-goods merchant Samuel Inslee builds a Queen Anne store and loft building designed by Samuel A. Warner

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    Dry-goods merchant Samuel Inslee had Samuel A. Warner design this five-story building in 1887. The two men worked together again the next year on a commercial building at 27 Howard Street. The cast-iron piers at the base carry the foundry mark of Lindsay & Graff, and the upper facade has Queen Anne brickwork and pressed-metal cornices.

    Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

  3. 1900

    The Astor estate owns the building as butter, egg and cheese distributors rent space

    Early in the twentieth century the estate of Caroline W. Astor owned the property. Its tenants included distributors of butter, eggs and cheese, among them Carl Ahlers and the Bender Goodman Company. The building was later converted to artists' studios and residences.

    “In the early twentieth century the property belonged to the estate of Caroline W. Astor, and among its tenants have been distributors of butter…”

    Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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