Grosvenor Building

66 White Street | also 64 White Street | Tribeca | built 1869

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  1. 1869

    The Jasper Grosvenor estate builds a cast-iron loft building with its name in the cornice

    Matilda Grosvenor, acting for the estate of her late husband, the merchant Jasper Grosvenor, had 64-66 White Street rebuilt in 1869. Architect William W. Gardiner gave it a Second Empire cast-iron front, and Alex M. Ross was the builder. It was the easternmost of three nearly identical buildings on the block, and the words Grosvenor Building 1869 still appear in the cornice.

    Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

  2. 1877

    February 1

    The auction house Wilmerding, Hoguet & Co. moves in

    In February 1877 the auction firm Wilmerding, Hoguet & Co., which sold surplus stock and goods of bankrupt manufacturers, moved here and put its carpet department on the first floor. In July 1878 it held a sale of 6,000 cases of blankets, carriage robes and horse blankets, drawing an estimated 600 bidders. The firm renamed itself Wilmerding, Morris & Mitchell in 1889 and left around 1909.

    Source: Daytonian in Manhattan

  3. 1899

    Partner Cornelius B. Mitchell helps start the Tree Planting Association at 64 White Street

    Cornelius B. Mitchell, a partner in the building's auction firm, was troubled by how bare the city's streets were. In 1899 he was one of the founders of the Tree Planting Association, which urged residents and businesses to plant trees in front of their buildings, stressing the low cost and large benefits. By March 22 the association's circulars were being sent from its office at 64 White Street.

    Source: Daytonian in Manhattan

  4. 1901

    A Japanese matting maker opens a showroom on the ground floor

    In 1901 G. Z. Akawo, a Japanese manufacturer of floor matting, took the ground floor as a showroom. A carpet-trade magazine called the address the Wilmerding, Morris & Mitchell building. Commission agent J. J. Houlihan, a competitor who also sold Chinese and Japanese mattings, sublet space in the building. By 1904 Akawo had gone to Japan, and Houlihan was managing his New York business.

    Source: Daytonian in Manhattan

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