COLLECTION NAME:
The Landmarks Preservation Commission Designation Photo Collection
Record
Landmark Name:
A. T. Stewart Store
LP Number:
LP-01439
Landmark Type:
Individual Landmark
Designation Date:
10/7/1986
Image Type:
Designation Photos
Address:
280 Broadway
BIN:
1079215
BBL:
1001530001
Borough:
Manhattan
Block:
153
Lot:
1
Architect or Builder:
Joseph Trench & Company
Date of Construction:
1845
Alteration Architect 1:
Trench & Snook; Trench & Snook
Date of Alteration 1:
1850 - 1851; 1852 - 1853
Alteration Architect 2:
Frederick Schmidt; Edward D. Harris
Date of Alteration 2:
1872; 1884
Owner or Developer:
Alexander Turney Stewart
Style Primary:
Italian Renaissance
Material Primary:
Marble
Material Secondary:
Cast Iron
Use Original:
Commercial, department store
Building Type:
Department Store
Notes:
The A. T. Stewart Store was New York City's first department store. Originally located on the corner of Broadway and Chambers Street it was expanded eastward during the late-19th century.
File Name:
LP1439_001.tif
A. T. Stewart Store
