97 Bowery
Historic building in Manhattan, New York
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97 Bowery is a five-story loft building on the Bowery between Hester and Grand Streets in the Chinatown neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City.
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| Location | 97 Bowery, Manhattan, New York, US |
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| Coordinates | 40°43′03″N 73°59′42″W |
| Built | 1869 |
| Architect | Peter L.P. Tostevin |
| Architectural style | Italianate |
| Part of | The Bowery Historic District (ID13000027[1]) |
| NYCL No. | 2353 |
| Significant dates | |
| Designated CP | February 20, 2013[2] |
| Designated NYCL | September 14, 2010 |
The building was designed by Peter L.P. Tostevin in the Italianate style, and was built in 1869 for John P. Jube & Co., which occupied it until 1935. The building has a cast-iron facade from the J. B. & W. W. Cornell Iron Works, the details of which were most likely chosen from a catalog. As such, it is typical of cast-iron construction in the 1850s and 1860s. At the time it was built, the Bowery was the primary commercial street of the Lower East Side. Today, the building is a rare cast-iron survivor in the area, as well as a reminder of the importance of the Bowery as a commercial center after the Civil War.[3]
97 Bowery was designated a New York City Landmark by the New York City Landmark Preservation Commission on September 14, 2010.[3]
