50 Hudson Street

also 88 Thomas Street, 46 Hudson Street | Tribeca | built 1925

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1925
The John F. Sarle Co., paper makers, builds a three-story factory at Hudson and Thomas Streets
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In 1925 the John F. Sarle Co., a paper manufacturer, put up a fireproof steel-frame factory at the southeast corner of Hudson and Thomas Streets, designed by William F. Hemstreet. It took the place of two brick buildings on Hudson Street and a small one on Thomas Street. The company used the building as a paper factory for many years. By the late 1960s a photographic processing lab occupied it, and the Commission found it housing offices.
“Built in 1925 for the John F. Sarle Co., paper manufacturers, this structure was designed by architect William F. Hemstreet…”
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission
1925
A compass with a north-pointing arrow is set into the sidewalk beside the Sarle paper factory
The Sarle factory at 46-50 Hudson Street is a straightforward brick building with stone and terra-cotta trim, about 56 feet wide on Hudson Street and 114 feet along Thomas Street. Its Hudson Street front has a wide center bay, paired bronze-alloy entrance doors under a grilled transom, and a stepped brick parapet. The Landmarks Preservation Commission also notes an unusual detail outside, a compass with a metal arrow pointing north set into the sidewalk next to the building.
“A compass with a metal arrow pointing north is set into the sidewalk adjacent to the Hudson Street facade.”
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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