John Wood House

74 Franklin Street | Tribeca | built 1815

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1. 1815

   Merchant John Wood builds a three-and-a-half-story house on Franklin Street

   John Wood, a merchant, built the house at 74 Franklin Street in 1815, when the block was still residential. It stood about 25 feet wide and 100 feet deep, in brick with Federal-style window lintels.

   Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

2. 1853

   Outfitter G. A. Bradbrook converts the house to a store with a cast-iron front

   G. A. Bradbrook moved his clothing store here in 1853, and tax records show improvements that year. The attic was probably raised to a full fourth story, an Italianate cornice added and a cast-iron storefront inserted. The Federal-style lintels were copied over the new openings, so the old and new work match.

   Source: Daytonian in Manhattan

3. 1900

   Umbrella makers Goodman & Lazarus employ 31 people on the old residential floors

   By 1898 the umbrella and parasol firm Goodman & Lazarus had moved here from No. 84 down the block. In 1900 the firm employed 11 men and 20 women, who worked an average of 51 hours a week. The upper floors where the Wood family had lived had become factory space.

   Source: Daytonian in Manhattan

4. 1911

   November 16

   A manufacturer's lost wallet of $21,000 comes back intact from a Manhattan hotel

   Joseph Lazarus, of the umbrella firm at 74 Franklin Street, closed a large deal on November 16, 1911 and carried $6,000 in cash and $15,000 in notes home. He lost the wallet at the Hotel Traymore after a night out. The manager called the next morning to say a waiter had found it, and Lazarus rewarded the waiter with $500.

   Source: Daytonian in Manhattan

5. 1998

   The upper floors become residential and the ground floor a showroom

   After seven decades of dry-goods tenants and rapid ownership turnover in the mid-twentieth century, including four sales between 1944 and 1948, the building was converted in 1998. The upper floors became residences with showroom space at street level. John Wood's house is the last recognizable relic of Franklin Street's residential past.

   Source: Daytonian in Manhattan

Further reading

• The 1815 John Wood House -- No. 74 Franklin StreetDaytonian in Manhattan

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