The Hatching Cat of Gotham

In 1873, Adele Livingston Sampson Stevens, one of the nation’s wealthiest women at that time, was still living in her magnificent mansion at 668¬–674 Broadway, in the fashionable Bond Street area. But that August, her home was demolished and replaced by a five-story store and factory building designed by George Harney. In 1884 Brooks Brothers moved northward to Broadway and 22nd Street, but this building continues its original purpose – a clothing store on the first floor and manufacturing spaces above.