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Built from 1845 to 1846 for Alexander Turney Stewart, the building was New York City's first Italianate commercial building and the first department store in the United States. The building also housed the original Sun newspaper from 1919 to 1950 and has served as the central offices for the New York City Department of Buildings since 2002.
Alexander Turney Stewart (October 12, 1803 – April 10, 1876) was an American [1] entrepreneur who moved to New York and made his multimillion-dollar fortune in the most extensive and lucrative dry goods store in the world.
The Paris department stores have roots in the magasin de nouveautés, or novelty store; the first, the Tapis Rouge, was created in 1784. [18] They flourished in the early 19th century. Balzac described their functioning in his novel César Birotteau .
Although the first Macy's parade was a small affair held in Massachusetts on July 4, 1854, New Yorkers gathered street-side for a much larger celebration on Thanksgiving Day 70 years later, in ...
Kellum received his first big independent commission as the architect to Alexander T. Stewart, the department store magnate, designing the A.T. Stewart store at Broadway and 10th Street (1859–62, demolished), which occupied the entire blockfront [3] He designed Stewart's marble mansion on the northeast corner of Fifth Avenue and 34th Street ...
Stores in the nineteenth century were generally small, with Alexander Turney Stewart's "marble palace" an exception. However, Tunney sold mostly dry goods, in wholesale quantities. Department stores appeared in the 1880s, first in New York and Chicago.
Sibley, Lindsay & Curr Company, known informally as Sibley's, was a Rochester, New York–based department store chain with stores located exclusively in the state of New York. Its flagship store, at 228 East Main Street in downtown Rochester, also housed its headquarters and featured an elegant executive dining room on the top floor.
Martha Stewart lost her billionaire status following her stock-trading scandal, but she continues to live a lavish life. Martha Stewart was America's first self-made female billionaire. Here's how ...