Kitchen, Montross & Wilcox Store
- Architect
- James Bogardus
- Style
- Renaissance Revival
- City
- Manhattan, NY
The Kitchen, Montross & Wilcox Store at 85 Leonard Street in TriBeCa was built in 1861 in the Italianate style for a dry-goods company. Its cast-iron facade came from James Bogardus's ironworks, making it one of the few surviving buildings that can be documented to his foundry.
the building
Sperm-candle columns. The building's cast-iron columns are known as 'sperm-candle style' for their resemblance to candles made from spermaceti, combining classically-inspired detail with the lightness and verticality typical of cast-iron construction.
the style
The Renaissance Revival design blends classical ornament with the openness and slender verticality that cast iron made possible, distinguishing it from stone buildings of the same style.
More on Renaissance Revivalthe architect
James Bogardus supplied the cast iron for the facade; this is one of the few buildings that can be reliably traced to his ironworks.
significance
The building was designated a New York City Landmark in 1974 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. It lies within the Tribeca East Historic District.
nearby
- 359 Broadway Building
- 361 Broadway Building
- 33 Thomas Street
- 56 Leonard Street
- New York Life Insurance Company Building
- Gideon Tucker House