Architectural Elements

The Seaport Museum’s collection of architectural elements and building components includes bricks, doors and windows, samples of wallpaper, cast iron and terra cotta ornaments, structural ironworks, and more. The objects are examples of the changing physical fabric of New York City, and particularly of the South Street Seaport Historic District.

Most of the artifacts belong to different adaptations and style iterations of Schermerhorn Row, a Georgian Federal-style counting house built between 1810–1812, and home of the Museum since the 1970s. The remaining artifacts belong to other significant buildings that no longer exist, such as the 1882 Fulton Market building and the 1849 Edward Laing Stores.

Objects

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2020/03/04 image taken in Gallery 9, during inventory, for database
Women Bathroom sign
n.d.
2021/03/30 image taken in collection storage for database
Wallpaper fragment
late 18th century-early 19th century
2020/03/04 image taken in Gallery 9, during inventory, for database
Wall hook
n.d.
2020/03/04 image taken in Gallery 9, during inventory, for database
Two-sided floral patterned cast iron architectural element
late 19th century-early 20th century
2021/09/23 image taken in Gallery 9 for database and online use
Tie rod star
late 19th century-early 20th century
2021/09/23 image taken in Gallery 9 for database and online use
Tie rod star
late 19th century-early 20th century
2020/03/04 image taken in Gallery 9, during inventory, for database
Tie rod and star
n.d.
2021/09/23 image edited for online use
Tie rod and star
mid-late 19th century
2020/03/10 taken in Gallery 9, during inventory, for database
Tie rod
n.d.
2020/03/10 taken in Gallery 9, during inventory, for database
Tie rod
n.d.
2020/03/04 image taken in Gallery 9, during inventory, for database
Spiral decoration from the Singer Building
ca. 1907
Image 2020/05/15, edited for database
Bogardus, James 1800-1874
Spandrel fragment from the Laing Stores
ca. 1849
2020/03/04 image taken in Gallery 9, during inventory, for database
Sign holder
n.d.
2020/03/04 image taken in Gallery 9, during inventory, for database
Sign holder
n.d.
2021/09/21 image edited for online use
Sign from the Northwestern Hotel
early-mid 20th century
image from accession file edited for database
Sign from the Fulton Ferry Hotel
ca. 1880s-1930s
2020/03/04 image taken in Gallery 9, during inventory, for database
Sargent Easy Spring door lock
ca. 1886
2020/03/04 image taken in Gallery 9, during inventory, for database
Rose-head sharp point nail
late 19th century
2020/03/04 image taken in Gallery 9, during inventory, for database
Rose-head flat point nail
late 19th century-early 20th century
2021/09/23 image taken in Gallery 9 for database and online use
Piece of slate roofing from 8 Fulton Street
1811
2021/09/23 image taken in Gallery 9 for database and online use
Piece of slate roofing from 4 Fulton Street
1811
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