8 Harrison Street

Tribeca | built 1885

Written with AI from the source each entry cites, then fact-checked.

1885
William Nisbet has Thomas R. Jackson design a five-story store and loft building next to the Mercantile Exchange
Read more
In 1885 William Nisbet built 8 Harrison Street, designed by Thomas R. Jackson, who also designed the neighboring Mercantile Exchange. The new building replaced a small wood-frame dwelling that had been converted to business use. Its cast-iron ground story has full-height shutters, and by 1895 a butter merchant was using the building to store and distribute his product.
“Constructed in 1885 for William Nisbet, the building was designed by Thomas R. Jackson, architect of the neighboring Mercantile Exchange…”
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission
1965
Columbia Cheese Corporation buys 8 Harrison Street
In 1965 the Columbia Cheese Corporation bought 8 Harrison Street. When the landmarks commission wrote its Tribeca West designation report, the company still owned the building, and the upper floors were used as residences. The location beside the Mercantile Exchange had steered it toward the butter and dairy trade since at least 1895.
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

Nearby