50 Wooster Street

also 42 Wooster Street | SoHo | built 1900

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1. 1895

   February 26

   F. S. Baldwin completes a six-story store and loft building at 46-50 Wooster Street for William Purdy

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   Construction of 46-50 Wooster Street began on April 9, 1894, and was finished on February 26, 1895. F. S. Baldwin was the architect and William Purdy the owner. It was planned as a store with lofts above, six stories high, and in brick, stone and iron.

   Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

2. 1895

   The 46-50 Wooster Street building combines Romanesque forms with French decoration under giant arches

   The Landmarks Commission describes 46-50 Wooster Street as six stories and nine bays, Romanesque in overall look but using French ornament. Giant arches span triple-bay groups on the third, fourth and fifth floors, with carved lions' heads in the spandrels. A rusticated stone string course sets off the sixth floor, which has three groups of three arched windows.

   Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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