Cast Iron Tour

This beautifully intact cast-iron structure which dates to 1880 was later owned by W. Jennings Demorest. In 1891 this structure was extended through the block with the construction of a connecting structure at 5 East 13th Street. Four bays in width, the cast iron façade at the upper stories features large rectilinear windows with rounded corners and eclectic ornament.
The top story, which is set back from the façade, was added in the early 2000s.
Click here to send a letter supporting landmark designation of this and other historic buildings south of Union Square.
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The area south of Union Square is one of New York’s main centers of cast iron architecture, from some of its earliest surviving fully cast-iron buildings to predominantly masonry buildings with distinctive and elaborate cast iron ground floors or ornament. Click here to send a letter supporting landmark designation of these and other historic buildings south of Union Square.