American Thread Building

	American Thread Building
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	260 W. Broadway, Manhattan, New York City
Coordinates	40°43′14″N 74°0′22″W / 40.72056°N 74.00611°W
Built	1896
Architect	William B. Tubby
Architectural style	Renaissance
NRHP reference No.	04001532
Added to NRHP	January 20, 2005

The American Thread Building is a historic building located at 260 West Broadway on the corner of Beach Street in the TriBeCa neighborhood of lower Manhattan, New York City. The eleven story building was designed in the Renaissance Revival style by architect William B. Tubby, and built in 1896. It was originally known as the Wool Exchange Building, and owned by the Wool Warehouse Company. The wool company did not succeed and the building was acquired by the American Thread Company in 1907.^[2]

In 1979 a group of young artist made a stand against real estate developer Harry B. Macklowe. He emptied a 93% occupied building of its rent paying tenants with the help of the J51 tax abatement offered by then NYC mayor Ed Koch.^{[citation needed]} It was a lost battle in the New York City courts and the building was renovated and converted into live/work lofts in 1981.^[3]

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 20, 2005.

In 2007, a renovation of one of the units uncovered an early work by artist Keith Haring.^[4]

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ "260 West Broadway" on the American Thread Company website
^ "American Thread Building New York, New York" Archived 2011-07-15 at the Wayback Machine
^ Hope, Bradley (December 20, 2007). "A Forgotten Haring Is Found by Contractors". The Sun.

External links

Media related to American Thread Building at Wikimedia Commons

This article about a historic property or district in Manhattan, New York City, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

This article about a building or structure in Manhattan is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

[2] "260 West Broadway" on the American Thread Company website

[3] "American Thread Building New York, New York" Archived 2011-07-15 at the Wayback Machine

[4] Hope, Bradley (December 20, 2007). "A Forgotten Haring Is Found by Contractors". The Sun.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

v t e U.S. National Register of Historic Places in New York
Topics	Contributing property Keeper of the Register Historic district History of the National Register of Historic Places National Park Service Property types
Lists by county	Albany Allegany Bronx Broome Cattaraugus Cayuga Chautauqua Chemung Chenango Clinton Columbia Cortland Delaware Dutchess Erie Essex Franklin Fulton Genesee Greene Hamilton Herkimer Jefferson Kings (Brooklyn) Lewis Livingston Madison Monroe Montgomery Nassau New York (Manhattan) Niagara Oneida Onondaga Ontario Orange Orleans Oswego Otsego Putnam Queens Rensselaer Richmond (Staten Island) Rockland Saratoga Schenectady Schoharie Schuyler Seneca St. Lawrence Steuben Suffolk Sullivan Tioga Tompkins Ulster Warren Washington Wayne Westchester Northern Southern Wyoming Yates
Lists by city	Albany Buffalo New Rochelle New York City Bronx Brooklyn Queens Staten Island Manhattan Below 14th St. 14th–59th St. 59th–110th St. Above 110th St. Minor islands Niagara Falls Peekskill Poughkeepsie Rhinebeck Rochester Syracuse Yonkers
Other lists	Bridges and tunnels National Historic Landmarks New York City Outside New York City
Category List National Register of Historic Places Portal

See also

References

External links