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89 Franklin Street | Tribeca | built 1865

The city photographed every building for its tax records around 1940 and again in the 1980s. NYC Municipal Archives.

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1865
Louisa M. Livingston builds 89 Franklin Street with marble front and diamond-keyed arches
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Built in 1864-65 for Louisa M. Livingston, this five-story loft building blends Italianate and Second Empire touches. Marble faces the front above the first story, where each floor has three bays of round-arched windows with diamond-point keystones, and projecting pilasters add a layered effect. Original cast-iron storefront parts may survive behind the brick and limestone veneer, and a 1947 alteration application mentioned a new front to be filed later.
“It was constructed in 1864-65 for Louisa M. Livingston. The building is faced in marble above the first story…”
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission
1895
Cincinnati's M. & A. Isaacs and later Seneca Textile use 89 Franklin Street for textile business
Textile companies used the building for store, office and showroom space. In the 1890s the occupants included M. & A. Isaacs of Cincinnati, Ohio. By the 1940s the Seneca Textile Company was here, and by the time of designation the upper stories were residential.
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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