Bogardus Mansion
75 Murray Street | Tribeca | built 1857
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The city photographed every building for its tax records around 1940 and again in the 1980s. NYC Municipal Archives.
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- 1858
James Bogardus builds an early cast-iron facade for a glassware store
Ironworks pioneer James Bogardus fabricated the five-story cast-iron facade of this Italianate building in 1858, one of his few surviving works. Brothers Francis and John Hopkins ran a glassware business on the ground floor, giving the building its early name, the Hopkins Store.
Source: Wikipedia
- 1874
A soap company clerk shoots the building's porter after a quarrel
In June 1874, James R. Washington, a clerk for soap manufacturer General Francis Darr's business in the building, shot porter Joseph Pfohl in the knee following a dispute. Darr posted $1,000 bail for him, saying Washington was a direct descendant of General George Washington.
Source: Daytonian in Manhattan
- 1968
The city designates the building a landmark
New York City designated the cast-iron building at 75 Murray Street a landmark on December 10, 1968, and it joined the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. Since around 1920, it had been home to Knickerbocker Annunciator, a supplier of elevator cable and signaling equipment.
Source: Wikipedia
- 1993
New owners restore the derelict building into an event space
George and Christiane Aprile bought the deteriorated building for $635,000 in 1993 and spent about $600,000 restoring its cream-colored cast-iron facade starting that November. They converted the five floors into event and performance space with a residential penthouse, renaming it the Bogardus Mansion.
Source: Daytonian in Manhattan
Further reading
- 75 Murray StreetWikipedia
- A Bogardus Treasure Reclaimed -- 75 Murray StreetDaytonian in Manhattan
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