Gunther Building (Broome Street)

Gunther Building (Broome Street)

The Gunther Building's distinctive curved corner
Coordinates 40°43′21″N 74°00′06.1″W / 40.72250°N 74.001694°W / 40.72250; -74.001694Coordinates: 40°43′21″N 74°00′06.1″W / 40.72250°N 74.001694°W / 40.72250; -74.001694
Part of SoHo-Cast Iron Historic District (#78001883[1])
Added to NRHP June 29, 1978

The Gunther Building is an historic building at 469 Broome Street on the corner of Greene Street in the SoHo neighborhood of Manhattan, New York.

The building was designed by Griffith Thomas and completed in 1871 or 1872.[2][3] The building features the cast-iron architecture which is common in the area, but is distinguished from its neighbors by its bright white facade, its richly decorated Corinthian columns, and its curved glass corner.[3][4] The building is named after a prominent 19th century furrier.[3] Originally the building warehoused textiles and furs; today it is used primarily by artists and architects.[3][5]

The building is listed as contributing to the SoHo-Cast Iron Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places.[6] In 2001 Beyhan Karahan and Associates completed a five-year project to restore the building's facade.[3]

References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Gunther Building". New York Architecture. nyc-architecture. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "The Gunther Building". New York Magazine. New York Media LLC. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
  4. ↑ Willensky, Elliot; Leadon, Fran (2010). AIA Guide to New York City. Oxford University Press. p. 120. ISBN 9780199772919.
  5. ↑ Flint, Anthony (2009). Wrestling with Moses: How Jane Jacobs Took On New York's Master Builder and Transformed the American City. Random House. p. 153. ISBN 9781588368621.
  6. ↑ Karen Graham Wade; Marjorie Pearson; James T. Dillon; et al. (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: SoHo-Cast Iron Historic District" (pdf). National Park Service. and Accompanying photos, various dates (6.49 MB)
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