72 Thompson Street

SoHo | built 1904

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1904
John Hauser builds 72 Thompson Street as a Beaux-Arts tenement for Solomon Jacobs
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Solomon Jacobs commissioned this six-story building in 1904 as one of a pair with 68 Thompson Street, both designed by John Hauser. The red brick facade has terra-cotta trim, projecting end bays and a big cornice supported by modillions. Its ornate wrought-iron fire escapes are original, and cast-iron piers survive at the ground-floor storefronts, which the city landmarks report notes were recently restored.
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission
1904
John Hauser, a Swiss-born specialist in flats, designs the paired tenements at 68 and 72 Thompson Street
John Henry Hauser was born in Switzerland around 1864 and is listed in city directories between 1892 and 1922 as a specialist in private houses and flats. He designed in a variety of revival styles, from Romanesque Revival tenements on Downing Street to the Beaux-Arts pair he built in 1904 on Thompson Street. In the Sullivan-Thompson district his work is limited to 68 and 72 Thompson Street.
“The Swiss-born architect John Henry Hauser is listed in New York City directories from 1892 to 1922 as a specialist in private houses and flats.”
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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