Bouwerie Lane Theatre (Bond Street Savings Bank) | |
| Location | Manhattan,New York City,New York |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 40°43′32″N73°59′32″W / 40.72556°N 73.99222°W /40.72556; -73.99222 |
| Built | 1874 |
| Architect | Henry Engelbert |
| Architectural style | French Second Empire |
| NRHP reference No. | 80002671 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | April 23, 1980 |
| Designated NYCL | January 11, 1967 |
TheBouwerie Lane Theatre is a former bank building which became anOff-Broadway theatre, located at 330Bowery at Bond Street inManhattan,New York City. It is located in theNoHo Historic District. Thecast-iron building, which was constructed from 1873-1874, was designed byHenry Engelbert in theItalianate style for the Atlantic Savings Bank, which became the Bond Street Saving Bank before the building was completed.[1] When the bank failed in 1879, the building was sold to the German Exchange Bank, which served theGerman immigrant community.[1] Prior to the 1960s, the building was used for the storage of fabrics.[2]
In 1963, the building was converted into a theater by Honey Waldman, who produced several plays there.[2] From 1974 to 2006, it was the home of theJean Cocteau Repertory Theatre.[3] Among the many plays and musicals that were produced at the theatre, the first wasThe Immoralist (1963) withFrank Langella,Dames at Sea (1968),Night and Day (2000) byTom Stoppard, Brecht'sThe Threepenny Opera (2003), and the Cocteau's final production, Jean Genet'sThe Maids X 2 (2006).[4][5] The building was purchased by Adam Gordon in 2007 for conversion into a private mansion with aclimbing wall, and the Bowery frontage used for retail.[2]
In 1967, the building was designated aNew York City landmark,[1] and it was added to theNational Register of Historic Places in 1980.[6] TheAIA Guide to New York City calls it "One of the most sophisticated cast-iron buildings."[7]
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