66 Grand Street

also 64 Grand Street | SoHo | built 1900

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

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1855
William H. Hume, who later designs Astor's New Netherland Hotel, begins his architectural practice in New York
William Henry Hume (1834-1899), a New York City native, opened an architectural practice here in 1855. The Landmarks Preservation Commission counts 66 Grand Street (1885) among his early commercial work, alongside other commercial buildings in Greenwich Village, SoHo and Tribeca. In 1891-93 he was the architect of the 17-story New Netherland Hotel built for William Waldorf Astor at Fifth Avenue and 59th Street, billed as the world's tallest hotel at the time.
“Examples of his early commercial work ... 83-87, 89, and 66 Grand Street (1872, 1877, 1885) ... William Waldorf Astor's 17-story New Netherland Hotel…”
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission
1885
January 30
W. H. Hume finishes an iron-fronted five-story business building at 66 Grand Street for Helina Asinare
Work began on 66 Grand Street on June 4, 1884, and the building was finished on January 30, 1885. Architect W. H. Hume designed it for owner Helina Asinare, and it was intended for business purposes. The five-story building has an iron facade three bays wide, which has lost some ornament and had its ground floor altered.
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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