92 Laight Street

also 418 Washington Street, 65 Vestry Street, 256 West Street | Tribeca | built 1882

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  1. 1850

    A sugar refinery run by Moller, Shotwell & Doscher stands on the site before the 1882 warehouse

    Before the present warehouse, a sugar refinery owned by Moller, Shotwell & Doscher operated here in the middle of the 19th century. The 1882 owner, Moller, Odell & Company, appears to have been its successor firm. This refinery was an earlier operation on the site.

    Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

  2. 1882

    Thomas R. Jackson designs a five-story warehouse for Moller, Odell & Company at Washington and Vestry Streets

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    Thomas R. Jackson designed this warehouse in 1882 for Moller, Odell & Company. It has a 125-foot front on Washington Street and 118 feet on Vestry Street. Three-story arcades of segmental arches give the plain red brick walls a Romanesque Revival touch, and interior brick walls split the building into sections.

    “The building was designed in 1882 by Thomas R. Jackson, an architect who worked extensively in the Tribeca area, for Moller, Odell & Company.”

    Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

  3. 1883

    John Castree buys the warehouse in 1883 and leases it to the storage firm Frederick Linde & Company

    John Castree, a local grocery merchant who had moved into real estate, bought the building in 1883. He immediately let it to Frederick Linde & Company, which ran a general storage business and had several warehouses nearby. In the early 1900s George L. Hartford ran a bonded tea warehouse in the 63 Vestry Street section.

    “In 1883 the building was sold to John Castree, a local grocery merchant who expanded into real estate, and was immediately leased to Frederick Linde & Company…”

    Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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