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109 Prince Street

 
 
109 Prince Street Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Larry Gertner, May 30, 2016
1. 109 Prince Street Marker
Inscription. Designed in the French Renaissance style by J. Morgan Slade and built in 1882 by Architectural Iron Works, Cheney & Hewlett, 109 Prince Street had been described as one of the most sparkling gems of 19th Century cast iron architecture in the world. Completely restored in 1993, it was awarded the prestigious Landmark Certificate of Merit by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission, signed by Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani in 1994
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. A significant historical year for this entry is 1882.
 
Location. 40° 43.508′ N, 73° 59.967′ W. Marker is in Manhattan, New York, in New York County. It is in SoHo. It is at the intersection of Prince Street and Greene Street, on the right when traveling west on Prince Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 109 Prince Street, New York NY 10012, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in New York City. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Chester Rapkin (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); 143 Spring Street (about 600 feet away); a different marker also named Time Landscape (about 700 feet away); Fluxhouse Cooperative II (about 700 feet away); The Church of Saint Alphonsus (approx. 0.2 miles away); 116 Sullivan Street
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(approx. 0.2 miles away); Bohemorama (approx. 0.2 miles away); St. Anthony of Padua Church (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Manhattan.
 
Another marker is no longer nearby. Time Landscape (was about 700 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
 
Regarding 109 Prince Street. The building is listed in the "AIA (American Institute of Architects) Guide to New York City, Fifth Edition".
 
Also see . . .  The 1882 No. 109 Prince Street. "Daytonian in Manhattan" entry. (Submitted on March 10, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.) 
 
109 Prince Street image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Larry Gertner, May 30, 2016
2. 109 Prince Street
The marker is obscured by the traffic control box.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 8, 2019, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 533 times since then and 20 times this year. Last updated on March 10, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on August 8, 2019, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
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