The Historic Cast Iron District

A down the street view of Greene Street. The unique colors of the cast iron blend with the building next to it.

Alyssa Santos, Section Editor

SoHo, New York is known for it’s many artists lofts, galleries, upscale boutiques, and international chain store outlets. Almost all of SoHo is included in the SoHo Cast Iron Historic District. SoHo has the greatest collection of cast-iron in the world, with around 250 buildings.

 

A pano picture that covers 89-97 on Greene Street, the building heights differ which makes this street unique.

 

The streets of Prince and Broadway lined with many different styles of old cast iron buildings.
A six story building built in 1900, now holding a Versus Versace store

 

This building has a reserved facade and unique carvings engraved in the building, located at 96 Spring Street.

 

465-477 Broome Street lined with old cast iron buildings built before the 1960s

 

Near Broome Street, is more Belgian blocks becoming covered with pavement.

 

56 White Street is a building, built in 1915, is located towards the edges of SoHo and livable.

 

Wooster Street and many others are paved with Belgian blocks which is a type of block mainly used in the 1900s.

 

An old cast-iron building located on 54 Greene Street

 

35 Wooster Street is a five story pre-war condominium building with cast iron loft apartments built in the 1900s

 

This building, now filled with rental apartments, was built in 1869. Even though it’s so old it provides sustainable living.

 

Yet another Cast iron on Greene Street with arched windows and elegant columns.

 

Another pano picture across White Street centralizing the unique dark painted cast iron buildings.

 

This building is an 1883 cast-iron building designed by Jarvis Morgan Slade, an architect known for his work in Soho.

 

Yet another cast iron building, one of the few buildings lined with green.