David S. Brown Store

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]

David S. Brown Store (No. 8 Thomas Street Building)
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
NYC Landmark No. 1010
(2012)
Location	8 Thomas Street, Manhattan, New York
Coordinates	40°42′57″N 74°00′22″W
Built	1875-76
Architect	J. Morgan Slade
Architectural style	Victorian Gothic
NRHP reference No.	80002705[1]
NYCL No.	1010
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	April 30, 1980
Designated NYCL	November 14, 1978

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. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission; Dolkart, Andrew S.; Postal, Matthew A. (2009). Postal, Matthew A. (ed.). 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 Store 8 Thomas Street at Wikimedia Commons