7 Harrison Street

Tribeca | built 1894

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  1. 1893

    Retired coffee and tea merchant Joseph J. O'Donohue commissions a seven-story warehouse from William Schickel & Company

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    Joseph J. O'Donohue, who had retired from the coffee and tea trade, built the seven-story store and loft building at 7-9 Harrison Street in 1893-94, using the architects William Schickel & Company. It replaced a three-story building and a six-story building at number 7 that Hugh O'Donohue owned. The facade is Renaissance Revival, with a round-arched arcade over the third to fifth stories, and its design carries around onto the Staple Street side.

    “…constructed in 1893-94 for Joseph J. O'Donohue, a retired coffee and tea merchant.”

    Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

  2. 1906

    The building is converted for cold storage and leased to the Merchants Refrigerating Company

    In 1906 the interior of 7-9 Harrison Street was altered for cold storage, and the Merchants Refrigerating Company leased it. Produce and dairy merchants were among the many businesses that rented space in the large building.

    “In 1906, the interior of the building was altered to allow for cold storage and it was leased to the Merchants Refrigerating Company.”

    Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

  3. 1955

    West Side Cold Storage leases the whole building, which had been split between two warehouse firms

    By 1946 the building at 7-9 Harrison Street was divided between the Westside Warehouse and the Washington Cold Storage Company. In 1955 the West Side Cold Storage Company leased the entire building. The report notes that the warehouse is now in residential use.

    Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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