91 Crosby Street

also 252 Lafayette Street | SoHo | built 1895

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1. 1895

   Neville & Bagge build a six-story factory at 91 Crosby Street for Keith & Glenn

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   The building at 91 Crosby Street was put up in 1894-95 to designs by Neville & Bagge for the owners Keith & Glenn. It is a six-story, Renaissance Revival factory building that runs through the block to what was then Elm Street. Its stone moldings, keystoned lintels and bracketed metal cornice mark it as a modest commercial building of the 1890s.

   “…constructed in 1894-95 for owners Keith & Glenn…”

   Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

2. 1897

   Lafayette Street's widening forces a new facade onto 91 Crosby Street

   In 1897, during the widening of Lafayette Street at the building's back, architect Louis Entzer and owner Francis J. Schnagg rebuilt the Lafayette Street facade, apparently reusing some of the original materials, so that it still resembles the surviving Crosby Street front. The Lafayette cornice was later removed and replaced with a stucco parapet.

   “The Lafayette Street facade was rebuilt by architect Louis Entzer and owner Francis J. Schnagg during the widening of Lafayette Street in 1897.”

   Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

3. 1941

   Embroiderers, box makers and cigar makers fill 91 Crosby Street's factory floors

   Over the decades the factory floors at 91 Crosby Street held a string of small manufacturers. The listed tenants include Max Spitz Bonas, embroidery maker, in 1896, the Mutual Paper Box Co. in 1912, and, in 1941, the Novo Plastic Picture Co. and the cigar manufacturers Jacob Stahl & Co. By 1993 the Dooley Le Capellaine Gallery had moved in, and the upper floors have since become apartments.

   “Max Spitz Bonas, manufacturer of embroidery (1896); the Mutual Paper Box Co. (1912); Novo Plastic Picture Co. and Jacob Stahl & Co., cigar manufacturers (1941)…”

   Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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