Stevens House
The Stevens House was located in two buildings at 21-27 Broadway, facing Bowling Green, on the southwest corner of Morris Street. It was demolished in 1919.
The two 5-story buildings were erected on a 10-year leased plot by the Delmonico family and managed by Lorenzo Delmonico as Delmonico's Hotel, from 1846 to 1856. The first building at 25 Broadway was erected after the Great Fire of 1845, that destroyed the buildings in the area, and opened its doors on June 1, 1846. The second building at 23 Broadway opened in 1847 as part of the hotel.
In 1856, Patrick O'Grady (1819-1891), one of New York's old time hotel men, bought the hotel, renamed it Stevens House and opened it in 1856, after renovation.
John Stevens (1749-1838), a pioneer in steamboat construction was honored with his name on the house. He was said to have occupied a former house on the site as his town residence.
Patrick O'Grady conducted Stevens House until 1860, when J. O'Grady replaced him as proprietor. Afterward Patrick became proprietor of the Sinclair and later he acted as superintendent of large hotels in Florida, White Mountains and Niagara.
In 1891, William H. Mairs bought Stevens House. About that year or before, external fire escapes were added to the façades of the hotel. It was sold again in February 1918. Demolition of the Stevens House began in June 1919 to make way for the 21-story Cunard Building, headquarters of the Cunard Steamship Company.
Stevens House, hotel & restaurant seen from Bowling Green in 1902. Fragment of a photograph by Robert L. Bracklow (click on the image to see it).
Morris Street seen from Broadway in 1910. Stevens House is to the left.
Stevens House location in the William Perris Maps of the City of New York - 1857. Additional text in red.
From Bowling Green.
Stevens House, corner Morris Street - 1909.
The old Stevens House represented in a fragment of a Broadway panorama, between 1856 and 1868.
Stevens House
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