Marble Palace New York

It was the first commercial building in the italianate style in new york city and is considered the site of one of the nation s first department stores.

Marble palace new york.

The first two floors are now retail space. Palace marble and tile performs any stone craft work you can imagine. Our specialists have the knowledge and expertise to work on different types of masonry projects. We have been around since 1993.

From 1917 1950 the marble palace building served as a headquarters for the new york sun and from there became new york city department offices. Stewart dry goods store the marble palace and the sun building is a historic building located between chambers and reade streets in the civic center district of manhattan new york city. To this day you can still see the newspaper s name displayed on the side of the building. She reburied her husband away from new york city.

A century and a half ago a. 280 broadway also known as the a t. Stewart invented a new kind of store building his marble palace on the east side of broadway from chambers to reade street the first department store in new. Our focused lines of business are new home construction kitchen design and bath studios as well as licensed contractors.

The palace built in neoclassical style is very well known for its architecture and its vast collection of sculptures furnishings and paintings. The marble palace in thakurpukur is one of the most popular tourist attractions in the city of kolkata and is visited by tourists from far and away all through the year. Stewart s dry goods is long gone but its legacy lives on in new york in both architecture and commerce. Then in 1917 the new york sun newspaper purchased the marble palace and renamed it the sun building.

Stewart was born in lisburn ulster ireland and abandoned his original aspirations of becoming a presbyterian minister to go to new york city in 1823. We are here to beautify your home or business with the world s most enduring materials and experience.