95 Chambers Street

also 95C Chambers Street, 77A Reade Street, 95B Chambers Street | Tribeca | built 2009

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  1. 1852

    Importer Francis Cottenet builds two dry-goods lofts at 91 and 93 Chambers Street

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    Two through-the-block lofts of five stories were put up in 1852-53 for Francis Cottenet, president of the dry-goods importing firm F. Cottenet & Co. He owned the lot at No. 93 but leased No. 91 from Trinity Church. Both buildings burned out later, and in 1953-54 architect Sidney Daub turned the remains into a one-story building with four storefronts for the Chambers-Reade Corporation.

    “…these two buildings had been constructed in 1852-53 for Francis Cottenet, president of F. Cottenet & Co., importers of dry goods…”

    Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

  2. 1853

    Attorney Francis Cutting builds 95 Chambers Street for the new wholesale dry-goods trade

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    In 1852-53 the lawyer Francis B. Cutting built a five-story store and loft at 95 Chambers Street, which ran through to 77 Reade Street. It was among the first buildings in the district erected for wholesale dry goods, and its tenant was Marks, Butterick & Co., a wholesale firm dealing in fancy goods. Before it went up, the site held a stable on Reade Street, which Cutting himself had used until 1851, and a brick dwelling facing Chambers Street.

    “One of the first buildings in the district built for the wholesale dry goods trade, it was constructed in 1852-53 for attorney Francis B. Cutting…”

    Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

  3. 1860

    Dry-goods importers and the Magic Ruffle Co. rent space at 95 Chambers Street

    Early tenants at 95 Chambers Street included the dry-goods importing firm Martin & Ogsbury from 1859 to 1865 and the fancy-goods importer Ephraim H. Cushman in 1859-61. The 1860s also brought a business called the Magic Ruffle Co. By the 1880s and 1890s the building was occupied by wholesale hardware dealers, among them William A. Dodge, Martin Doscher and Butler & Goldney.

    “Tenants in the present building included the dry goods importing firm of Martin & Ogsbury (1859-65)…”

    Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

  4. 1919

    McHutchinson & Co., importers of horticultural tools, owns 95 Chambers Street by 1919 and stays into the 1950s

    McHutchinson & Co., which imported horticultural tools, had bought the building by 1919 and stayed until the 1950s. Tenants on other floors included the Mohawk Bag and Trunk Co., the National Radio Co., a church-goods importer called Langhan & Bro., and several typewriter dealers.

    “McHutchinson & Co., an importing firm dealing in horticultural tools, purchased the building prior to 1919 and continued to occupy it until the 1950s.”

    Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

  5. 1924

    Architect William Hemstreet rebuilds the Chambers Street front of 95 Chambers in buff brick

    In 1924 owner James McHutchinson, president of McHutchinson & Co., hired architect William F. Hemstreet to rebuild the whole Chambers Street front of this 1853 building. The new face used buff-colored brick trimmed with wood, terra cotta, copper and wrought iron, with a copper balcony at the fifth story. The Reade Street side kept its original brick facade.

    Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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