COLLECTION NAME:
The Landmarks Preservation Commission Designation Photo Collection
Record
Landmark Name:
Bennett Building
LP Number:
LP-01937
Landmark Type:
Individual Landmark
Designation Date:
11/21/1995
Image Type:
Designation Photos
Image Date:
8/1/1995
Address:
99 Nassau Street (aka 135-139 Fulton Street, 93-99 Nassau Street, 28-34 Ann Street)
BIN:
1001242
BBL:
1000890001
Borough:
Manhattan
Block:
89
Lot:
1
Architect or Builder:
Arthur D. Gilman
Date of Construction:
1872
Alteration Architect 1:
James M. Farnsworth
Date of Alteration 1:
1890
Alteration Architect 2:
James M. Farnsworth
Date of Alteration 2:
1894
Owner or Developer:
James Gordon Bennet, Jr.
Style Primary:
French Second Empire
Material Primary:
Cast Iron
Material Secondary:
Brick
Use Original:
Commercial, office building
Building Type:
Office Building
Notes:
The Bennett Building is named after its owner, James Gordon Bennett, Jr., who was the publisher of the New York Herald.
File Name:
LP1937_1995-08_028.jpg
Bennett Building
