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Arnold Constable Store

architect

 

location

307-11 Canal St.  

date

1869

style

Renaissance Revival

construction

brick and limestone

type

Shop

 

 
   
 
   
 
 

notes

This building, only yards from the trendiest parts of Soho, is an interesting window still into Soho's past. It can't be long before an expensive renovation. 

Corner (873 Broadway): The building housing New Andy's Deli and spanning this entire block used to be the Arnold Constable department store (1869-1914); founded by Aaron Arnold and son-in-law James Constable, it offered "Everything From Cradle to Grave." Mary Todd Lincoln was a frequent customer, along with Carnegies, Rockefellers and Morgans.

The Constable store was built on the site of actor Edwin Booth's home (1862-65) at what was then No. 28 E. 18th Street; his brother, fellow actor and assassin John Wilkes Booth, often stayed with him here.

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