David S. Brown Store

David S. Brown Store (No. 8 Thomas Street Building)
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
NYC Landmark #243
(2012)
Location	8 Thomas Street, Manhattan, New York City
Coordinates	40°42′57″N 74°0′22″W / 40.71583°N 74.00611°WCoordinates: 40°42′57″N 74°0′22″W / 40.71583°N 74.00611°W
Built	1875-76
Architect	J. Morgan Slade
Architectural style	Victorian Gothic
NRHP Reference #	80002705[1]
NYCL #	243
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	April 30, 1980
Designated NYCL	November 14, 1978

The David S. Brown Store at 8 Thomas Street between Broadway and Church Street in the TriBeCa neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City was built in 1875-76 for a soap manufacturer. It was designed by J. Morgan Slade in the Victorian Gothic style, as influenced by John Ruskin and French architectural theory.^[2] The building has been called "An elaborate confection of Romanesque, Venetian Gothic, brick, sandstone, granite, and cast-iron parts..."^[3]

The building was designated a New York City landmark in 1978, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Manhattan below 14th Street
• List of New York City Designated Landmarks in Manhattan below 14th Street

References

Notes

1. Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission; Postal, Matthew A. (ed. and text); Dolkart, Andrew S. (text). (2009) Guide to New York City Landmarks (4th ed.) New York: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0-470-28963-1, p.34
3. White, Norval & Willensky, Elliot (2000). AIA Guide to New York City (4th ed.). New York: Three Rivers Press. ISBN 978-0-8129-3107-5., p.77

External links

• Media related to David S. Brown 8 Thomas Street at Wikimedia Commons