826 Broadway ca. 1910

Built in the Renaissance Revival style, this 11 story building was constructed in 1902 and designed by William Birkmire. It is located on the northeast corner of Broadway and East 12th Street, and today is well known as home to The Strand bookstore, a GVSHP Village Awards winner and beloved New York institution. The architect, William Harvey Birkmire (1860-1924) began his career in the steel industry in Philadelphia and was an authority on modern steel construction. By 1895 Birkmire established his architectural firm in New York, applying his steel construction techniques to the design of large store and loft buildings. The brick and stone commercial store and loft building at 826 Broadway was occupied by garment industry businesses in its earlier years and various commercial interests since including a medical device company during the 1930s.