827-831 Broadway (two middle buildings with peaks at the roofline), c. 1910. The pair of cast iron-fronted buildings at 827 and 831 Broadway were built in 1866 and designed in the Italianate style by cast iron master Griffith Thomas. Constructed for Pierre Lorillard III, the grandson of New York's earliest maker of snuff, the four-story buildings were designed for retail, office, and manufacturing spaces. The symmetrical rows of arched windows, crafted by Thomas in 1866, remain nearly unchanged today. Not long after completion the building became the headquarters of Wheeler & Wilson Manufacturing, which invented some of the first successful sewing machines and forever changed clothing manufacturing. In the mid to late 20th century the ground floor was occupied by a well-known high end antique shop, one of many on this section of Broadway at that time. The most famous tenant of no. 831, though, was the artist Willem deKooning, who began renting an industrial space in 1958. His studio was described in 1962 by photographer Dan Budnik: “Walking into his studio was like entering a New York artist’s dream space. Daylight from skylights and large front windows reflected off white walls and a polished natural wood floor, creating a proper balance in the ambient light." Despite earlier threats of demolition, the twin buildings were landmarked in October of 2017, with the LPC noting their significant cultural history in addition to their architectural merit.