The Marble Palace New York

Stewart opened new york city s first department store in 1846.

The marble palace new york. 280 broadway also known as the a t. The design was the result of their family friend charles mckim 1847 1909 of the celebrated new york firm of mckim mead white. New york grew so rapidly that stewart had to build a new store all the way uptown at 10th street in 1862. 1863 1912 and his wife clara gardner amory 1872 1957.

According to pete hamill in his book downtown. Stewart s dry goods is long gone but its legacy lives on in new york in both architecture and commerce. Masonry or stone craft is one of the oldest forms of constructions. Snook of joseph trench company with later additions by other.

New yorkers flocked to the palazzo style marble palace on broadway between chambers and reade street to browse through a wide array of merchandise arranged by department. Snook of joseph trench company with later additions from other architects the marble palace was the first commercial building in new york city to be constructed in the. In new york a t. It was the first commercial building in the italianate style in new york city and is considered the site of one of the nation s first department stores.

Stewart was the most innovative of the bunch erecting in 1846 a six story marble building on broadway at the north side of city hall park. The business is located in hewlett new york united states. 280 broadway was designed by john b. The marble palace as it was called by new yorkers featured plated glass windows along its façade and was hailed by the tribune as a real sensation.

After that the marble palace as awestruck new yorkers called it was given over to. Their telephone number is 1 516 791 1779. My manhattan stewart ensured the success of his business by having fixed prices no haggling allowed sales and most interesting hiring handsome male staff to attract a female clientele. Marble palace is a business providing services in the field of building materials supplies.

The marble palace 280 broadway manhattan by today s standards this tribeca building just north of city hall park might be dismissed as nondescript but in the mid 19th century the palatial. From 1917 1950 the marble palace building served as a headquarters for the new york sun and from there became new york city department offices. Palace marble and tile performs every type of stone craft work you can imagine. Stewart dry goods store the marble palace and the sun building is a historic building located between chambers and reade streets in the civic center district of manhattan new york city.

The marble palace coolidge point manchester by the sea essex county massachusetts built in 1904 for t. The first two floors are now retail space. Designed by john b.