527 Broome Street

also 525 Broome Street | SoHo | built 1897

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1897
George Keister designs a plain six-story brick loft at 525 Broome Street for Harry S. Meyer
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Harry S. Meyer commissioned a six-story loft building at 525-527 Broome Street, completed in 1897 to designs by George Keister. The Landmarks Preservation Commission notes soldier-brick lintels and corbelled cornice courses at the first and fifth floors, and reads the lack of ornament as a sign of its working purpose. The street front was later changed: a storefront was converted to sash doors in 1914, and the sixth-floor round-arched windows were replaced around 1990.
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission
1906
George Keister, architect of 525 Broome Street, goes on to design the Belasco and Apollo theaters
George Keister, who drew the loft at 525 Broome Street, practiced in New York from the mid-1880s until 1930. Designation reports describe him as best known in later years for theaters. His Belasco Theater went up in 1906-07 and the Apollo Theater in 1913-14, and both are designated city landmarks. The Sullivan-Thompson report credits him with only this one commercial loft in the district.
“He was best known in the later years, however as a theater designer. Among his numerous theaters are the Belasco Theater (1906-07) and Apollo Theater (1913-14)…”
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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