60 Pearl Street

The city photographed every building for its tax records around 1940 and again in the 1980s. NYC Municipal Archives.

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1718
A first building rises on the lot after 1718, probably for the shipping trade
The lot was first granted to Cornelius Jansen Van Horne, passed to his widow Anna Maria, and was deeded by her to their son Garrett Van Horne in 1696. According to the available records, a first building went up only after 1718, probably to serve shipping merchants. That earlier building was later replaced by the present one.
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission
1830
Merchant Augustus Wynkoop builds a Greek Revival commercial building for his business
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Merchant Augustus Wynkoop put up the present building in 1829-30 to house his own business. It is a Greek Revival commercial structure with brick walls and stone sills and lintels. The second-story windows were lengthened, probably in the mid-19th century, and the ornate fire escape and dentilled cornice are later additions.
“The present building was constructed in 1829-30 by merchant Augustus Wynkoop to house his business.”
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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