A. T. Stewart Company Store

Also known as: Sun Building, Marble Palace
280 Broadway, New York, New York

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Coordinates:
+40.71435, -74.00584
40°42'52" N, 74°00'21" W

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Description

Stewart's store (1846), the "Marble Palace," has been called the cradle of the department store. -- National Historic Landmark statement of significance, June 2, 1978

National Register information

Status: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on June 2, 1978
Reference number: 78001885
NR name: Stewart, A. T., Company Store
Architectural styles: Victorian: Renaissance; Other architectural type; Romano-Tuscan Renaissance
Areas of significance: Commerce; Architecture
Level of significance: National
Evaluation criteria: C - Design/Construction; B - Person
Property type: Building
Historic function: Department store
Current function: Government office
Periods of significance: 1875-1899; 1850-1874; 1825-1849
Significant years: 1845; 1876

Update Log

April 20, 2017: New Street View added by Michael Miller

Sources

Michael Miller - michael_a_miller [at] yahoo [dot] com
National Register database - Reference number 78001885 (Search for documents)
National Historic Landmark information