69. Building at 85 Leonard Street
A.K.A.: The Bogardus Building; Kitchen, Montross & Wilcox Store
Location: 85 Leonard Street
Built: 1860-61
Architect: James Bogardus
National Register Number: 80002675
Listed: April 23, 1980
Visited: May 18 and 21, 2008
James Bogardus' cast-iron façade for 75 Murray Street partitions floor from floor and window from window using thick and gooey detailing. His work for 85 Leonard, built only a few years later, is an altogether different expression. Designed in the "sperm-candle" style popular in its day, it has long above-ground columns that straddle two stories, and restrained spandrel panels separating unusually wide windows. These details emphasize continuity rather then segmentation--as well as verticality, in what was perhaps a reflection of an embryonic building-height arms race.
As you can see from the photo, 85's neighbors on Leonard also partake in the sperm-candle style. Even though they're done in brick and stone rather than iron, together they create a continuous stretch of architectural forms as pleasuable as any townhouse row in Greenwich Village.
Location: 85 Leonard Street
Built: 1860-61
Architect: James Bogardus
National Register Number: 80002675
Listed: April 23, 1980
Visited: May 18 and 21, 2008
James Bogardus' cast-iron façade for 75 Murray Street partitions floor from floor and window from window using thick and gooey detailing. His work for 85 Leonard, built only a few years later, is an altogether different expression. Designed in the "sperm-candle" style popular in its day, it has long above-ground columns that straddle two stories, and restrained spandrel panels separating unusually wide windows. These details emphasize continuity rather then segmentation--as well as verticality, in what was perhaps a reflection of an embryonic building-height arms race.
As you can see from the photo, 85's neighbors on Leonard also partake in the sperm-candle style. Even though they're done in brick and stone rather than iron, together they create a continuous stretch of architectural forms as pleasuable as any townhouse row in Greenwich Village.
Labels: 85 Leonard Street, Cast-Iron, James Bogardus, Tribeca
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