75 Murray Street Building
Why it's listed
Located at 75 Murray Street in Manhattan, this five-story commercial building dates to 1865 and is recognized for its cast-iron front. The three-bay facade on Murray Street has four large engaged columns at each floor, supporting full entablatures, with repeated arched units between them. Windows carry keystones with human faces on alternating stones, and the upper floors have paired semicircular arches with bull's-eye openings. A low-pitched roof is crowned by a cornice with large and intermediate ornamented brackets. The side and rear walls are masonry, and the floors are timber. Apart from alterations at street level for a storefront and an elevator door, most original features survive. The building is described as an Italianate example of 1860s commercial cast-iron design, with a facade reminiscent of late 15th century Venetian palaces. It represents the cast-iron buildings of downtown New York that predated the steel-frame skyscraper and influenced its development.
Significance in brief: The nomination calls it an extremely fine Italianate example of 1860s commercial cast-iron architecture and one of New York's handsomest cast-iron buildings. It belongs to a group of cast-iron buildings that made the city a leader in their development. Such buildings influenced the later structural development of the skyscraper.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 73001213, listed April 3, 1973. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 75 Murray St., New York |
|---|---|
| County | Manhattan |
| Listed | April 3, 1973 |
| Reference number | 73001213 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 19th Century (specific date 1865) |
| Architectural style | Italianate commercial cast-iron architecture |
| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Condition listed as excellent and altered; street-level changes were made for a storefront and elevator door, but most original features are intact. Marked as occupied. |
| Coordinates | 40.71493, -74.01066 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
For an income-producing building, listing (individually or as a contributing building in a district) is the gateway to the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit on qualified rehabilitation costs, often stackable with state credits. Work claiming the credit must follow the Secretary of the Interior's Standards and be approved in advance.
Listing does not restrict a private owner acting without federal money or permits; where federal funding or licensing is involved, Section 106 review applies.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 73001213.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q4643425
- This listing as JSON
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