90–94 Maiden Lane is a cast-iron building on Gold Street between William and Pearl Streets in the Financial District of

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. It was built in 1870-71 in the French Second Empire style and is attributed to Charles Wright. It has a cast-iron facade from Daniel D. Badger's Architectural Iron Works, and is one of the few surviving examples of cast-iron architecture between Fulton Street and the Battery, as well as one of a few mid-19th century commercial buildings extant in

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. The building's facade was commissioned by

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, the leading plate glass and mirror importer.

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, father of U.S. President

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, was one of the company's principals. Unlike most other buildings of its sort, it has not been converted into condominium apartments, and is still in use as a commercial building. The building was designated a

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on August 1, 1989.Harris, Gale; Shockley, Jay (ed.) (August 1, 1989
"90-94 Maiden Lane Designation Report

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