254-260 Canal Street on the corner of Lafayette Street in the Chinatown neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, was buit in 1856-57 and was designed in the Italian Renaissance revival style. The cast-iron elements may have been provided by James Bogardus, a pioneer in the use of cast iron in architecture. The building was designated a NYC landmark in 1985. (Source: Guide to NYC Landmarks (4th ed.))
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