Broadway, West Side. Murray to Chambers Streets - 1899
Illustration depicts buildings on the west side of Broadway, from Murray to Chambers Streets. The old National Shoe & Leather Bank building (corner of Chambers St.) and the Chemical National Bank are on the right. The City Hall Park is on the east side of Broadway. The Home Life Building (256 Broadway) and the Postal Telegraph Building (253 Broadway), both completed in 1894, are on the left. Source: A Pictorial Description of Broadway, published in 1899 by Mail & Express Company, publisher of the Evening Mail. Source: The New York Public Library.
On December 4, 1898, a fire destroyed the building at 258 Broadway, and severely damaged its neighbors to the south. The Roger Peet Building, a New York City landmark, here under construction, was erected in 1899 on the place, corner of Warren Street, site of the old Mason's Arms Tavern of Samuel Fraunces in the 18th century.
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Home Life Insurance Company Building (256- 257 Broadway)
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Broadway, West Side. Murray to Chambers Streets - 1899