Gorham Manufacturing Company Building
- Architect
- Edward H. Kendall
- Year
- 1884
- Style
- Queen Anne
- City
- Manhattan, NY
The Gorham Manufacturing Company Building at 889-891 Broadway was built in 1883-1884 to designs by Edward Hale Kendall in the Queen Anne style, within what is now the Ladies' Mile Historic District. It served as the retail store for Gorham, the major sterling and silverplate manufacturer, until 1905.
the building
Mixed use above the shop floor. The upper stories were originally rented out as bachelor apartments before Gorham eventually expanded to occupy the entire building; it was later converted into lofts and offices in 1913, with the original layout restored in 1977.
the style
Kendall's Queen Anne design distinguished the Gorham store amid the retail palaces of the Ladies' Mile shopping district.
More on Queen Annethe architect
Edward Hale Kendall designed the building in 1884; the record here notes only this commission for him.
significance
Designated a New York City Individual Landmark in 1984.
nearby
- Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace
- Scribner Building
- Century Building
- Everett Building
- Bank of the Metropolis
- Flatiron Building