South and East Faces of Building at Fulton and Nassau Streets: IND Fulton Line
Negative documents building conditions on Fulton Street as part of the construction and maintenance of the IND Fulton Line. Shows street with sidewalk, storefronts, automobile, and buildings. Original photographic logbook notation reads: View of south and east faces of building at northwest corner of Fulton and Nassau Streets, Manhattan. Camera facing northwest from station 29 and 40 at 6 feet south of south building line.
New York Transit MuseumThe Bennet Building, ca. 1928.
The Bennett Building is a landmark structure constructed in 1872-1873 by Arthur D. Gilman for James Gordon Bennett Jr., the publisher of the New York Herald. Originally the French Second Empire structure was only six stories tall, but in 1890-1892, the mansard roof was removed and three floors and a penthouse were added by James M. Farnsworth for the building's new owner, John Petit.
In 1894, Farnsworth constructed an extension of the building to Ann Street. In each case, Farnsworth's additions carefully mimicked Gilman's original design.
The Bennett Building's key feature is its facade: it is the tallest structure in the world with an entirely cast-iron facade. Its richly decorated facades meet at these distinctive curved corners.
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