Robbins & Appleton Building

The Robbins & Appleton Building is a historic building at 1–5 Bond Street between Broadway and Lafayette Street in the NoHo district of Manhattan, New York City. It was built in 1879–1880, and was designed by architect Stephen Decatur Hatch in the Second Empire style. The building features an ornate cast iron facade and mansard roof and was originally used for the manufacture of watch cases,[3] and by publisher D. Appleton & Company.[4] It was converted in 1986 to residential use.[5][6] The building next door, at 7-9 Bond Street, is an inferior imitation of its neighbor.

Robbins & Appleton Building
NYC Landmark No. 1038
(2010)
Location1-5 Bond St., Manhattan, New York City
Coordinates40°43′36″N 73°59′41″W
Built1879-1880
ArchitectStephen Decatur Hatch
Architectural styleSecond Empire
NRHP reference No.82001204[1]
NYCL No.1038
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 29, 1982
Designated NYCLJune 19, 1979[2]

The building was designated a New York City landmark in 1979,[2][4] and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

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Notes

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "Robbins & Appleton Building" (PDF). New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. June 19, 1979. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  3. NoHo Landmarks
  4. 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. p. 62. ISBN 978-0-470-28963-1.
  5. "Robbins & Appleton Building, 1 Bond Street". Douglass Ellman Read Estate. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  6. White, Norval & Willensky, Elliot (2000). AIA Guide to New York City (4th ed.). New York: Three Rivers Press. p. 160. ISBN 978-0-8129-3107-5.



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