The Mysterious Bookshop
56 Warren Street | Tribeca | built 1915
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The city photographed every building for its tax records around 1940 and again in the 1980s. NYC Municipal Archives.
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- 1887
Landscape painter James R. Brevoort develops 58 Warren Street with architects John B. Snook & Sons
James Renwick Brevoort (1832-1918) was a landscape painter from one of New York's oldest families, a cousin of the architect James Renwick, and a teacher at the National Academy of Design. In 1887 he bought the lot at 58 Warren Street, replaced an older brick building, and hired the firm of John B. Snook & Sons to design a five-story Renaissance Revival store-and-loft building.
- 1895
Plumbing suppliers and saddle makers fill the lofts at 58 Warren in the 1890s
In the 1890s the building's loft floors were let to several small trades. Edward J. Brady took a lease in 1893 and sold plumbing supplies until about 1897. Charles B. Bartley dealt in saddlery hardware here from around 1890 to 1900, and James O'Kane sold wholesale saddles and harnesses between about 1895 and 1900.
- 1920
Mohawk Electric Co. is based at 58 Warren Street in the 1920s
The landmark report on the Tribeca South extension counts Mohawk Electric Co. among the firms that used upper-story lofts in the 1920s for radios and electronics, among other trades. The company, which is still in business on Duane Street, was located at 58 Warren Street in that decade.
- 1929
The Kopf family, makers of horse-racing equipment, buy 58 Warren Street and keep it for 40 years
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Joseph B. Kopf (1874-1960) founded the Kopf Manufacturing Co., which specialized in horse-racing equipment and operated from 49 Warren Street from about 1917 into the 1960s. The Kopfs also owned 58 Warren Street, buying it in 1929 and holding it until 1969.
“The Kopfs also owned 58 Warren Street from 1929 to 1969.”
- 2005
The Mysterious Bookshop moves to Warren Street after its West 56th Street building is sold
The Mysterious Bookshop opened on April 13, 1979. Its West 56th Street home of 25 years was sold in 2005, so the shop moved to Tribeca, at 58 Warren Street. It counts among the oldest mystery bookstores in the United States.
“In 2005, after 25 years at 129 West 56th Street, the building that housed the bookshop was sold, forcing the store to relocate to the Tribeca neighborhood.”
Source: Wikipedia
- 2014
A story from the shop's Bibliomystery series wins the 2014 Edgar Award for best short story
From its Warren Street base the shop publishes limited editions, including the Bibliomystery series of novellas about murders tied to books or book collecting. Ian Rankin, Joyce Carol Oates and Nelson DeMille are among the authors who have written for it. A John Connolly story from the series, "The Caxton Lending Library and Book Depository", took the 2014 Edgar Award in the short story category.
“John Connolly's story, "The Caxton Lending Library and Book Depository", won the 2014 Edgar Award for best short story.”
Source: Wikipedia
Further reading
- The Mysterious BookshopWikipedia
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