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style of the building, makes it a particularly handsome example of nineteenth century industrial architecture. It has been called "Beautiful!" and "an important early example of cast-iron architecture in New York City". If the cast iron did in fact come from Bogardus' iron works, the building would
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The use of cast-iron columns in the large, five-story tall building allowed for the installation of large windows that improved manufacturing conditions and efficiency. The lot had become available because a lumber mill standing on the site had recently been destroyed by fire, making fire-retardant
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Margot Gayle, Cast Iron Architecture in America, Dover Books, 1974, p. 166
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be "the largest and most important of his extant works."
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Index

U.S. National Register of Historic Places
New York City Landmark

Canal Street
Manhattan
New York City
40°43′06″N 74°00′05″W / 40.71833°N 74.00139°W / 40.71833; -74.00139
James Bogardus
Italian Renaissance Revival
06000475
Lafayette Street
Chinatown
Manhattan
New York City
Italian Renaissance revival style
cast-iron
James Bogardus
cast iron in architecture
George Bruce
Italianate
New York City landmark
National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places listings in Manhattan below 14th Street
List of New York City Designated Landmarks in Manhattan below 14th Street
"National Register Information System"
National Register of Historic Places
National Park Service


New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission

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