The building at twenty-eight Greene Street is marked by a grey-painted, cast-iron facade and a complex mansard roof shingled in multi-colored slate. Completed in eighteen seventy-three, it is often called the Queen of Greene Street. Its…
SoHo Cast Iron Architecture
This walking tour takes you past the world's most impressive collection of 19th-century cast-iron facades, showing how a bustling industrial powerhouse evolved into a vibrant enclave for legendary artists and luxury shops.
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1. 28 Greene St #30
2. Gunther Building 1873 Corporation
The Gunther Building at the corner of Broome and Greene Streets is marked by its bright white cast-iron facade and a distinct, gracefully curved glass corner. Completed in eighteen seventy-three, the six-story structure was designed by…
3. King of Greene Street
The building widely known as the King of Greene Street is the cast-iron structure at seventy-two and seventy-four Greene Street. It features an elaborate facade of Corinthian columns and ornate window arches that span the entire street…
4. Judd Foundation
One hundred and one Spring Street is a five-story, grey cast-iron building that sits on a corner at the edge of the SoHo Cast-Iron Historic District. Built in eighteen seventy and designed by architect Nicholas Whyte, the structure is the…
5. Little Singer Building
The Little Singer Building at five hundred sixty-one Broadway is marked by its delicate, deep-green wrought iron balconies that trace each level of its twelve-story façade. Designed by architect Ernest Flagg and completed in nineteen oh…
6. E.V. Haughwout Building
The E.V. Haughwout Building is a five-story structure defined by its ornate, cream-colored cast-iron facades that wrap around the corner of Broadway and Broome Street. Completed in eighteen fifty-seven, the building was designed by John P.…
7. 462 Broadway
The six-story building at four hundred sixty-two Broadway is distinguished by its expansive façade of polished red granite at the street level and a towering exterior fully clad in cast iron. Spanning the entire block front between Grand…