462 Broadway, Commercial structure in SoHo, Manhattan, US.
462 Broadway is a six-story commercial building on Broadway between Crosby and Grand Streets in SoHo, designed by John Correja in the French Renaissance style and built of cast iron in 1879–1880. Its ground floor is faced in polished red granite, and the building also carries the addresses 120-132 Grand Street and 30 Crosby Street.
An 1828 residence called Broadway House stood on this site and long served as Whig Party headquarters. It was later replaced by a Brooks Brothers cast-iron building, demolished before John Correja designed the present structure, erected in 1879–1880 for lace importers Mills & Gibb. That firm remained until 1910, and the building later housed Women Make Movies and, from the 1980s, the International Culinary Center, which closed in 2020.
The building showcases French Renaissance design elements that shaped New York's architectural heritage during the industrial era. Its cast iron components reflect the craftsmanship tradition that once defined this neighborhood's manufacturing past.
The building occupies the block front on Broadway between Grand and Crosby Streets, with a second address at 30 Crosby Street. It is a commercial building, not a public attraction, so visitors see the cast iron and granite facade from the sidewalk. The nearest subway stops are on Canal Street, a few blocks south.
The restoration preserved 1,550 original cast iron pieces that form 108 Corinthian capitals, with each capital made of 20 individual components. This intricate metalwork reveals the complex manufacturing techniques used during the building's original construction.
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