The Building at 361 Broadway in New York, NY is a historic structure located on the southwest corner of Franklin Street. Formerly known as the James J. White

James J. White

James Justesen White is the Robert A. Sullivan Professor of Law at the University of Michigan Law School. He has published the most widely recognized treatise on commercial law, Uniform Commercial Code with Robert S. Summers....

 Building, it was built between 1881 to 1882 to designs by architect W. Wheeler Smith

W. Wheeler Smith

William Wheeler Smith, AIA, professionally known as "W. Wheeler Smith," was an American architect and developer active in late-nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century New York City. His home office was located at 17 East 77th Street, New York City...

. It features a cast-iron facade, and is a good example of Cast-iron architecture

Cast-iron architecture

Cast-iron architecture is a form of architecture where cast iron plays a central role. It was a prominent style in the Industrial Revolution era when cast iron was relatively cheap and modern steel had not yet been developed.-Structural use:...

. The structure was added to the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...

 on September 15, 1983. It currently is occupied by a branch of Nyack College

Nyack College

Nyack College is a private, evangelical, liberal arts college affiliated with the Christian and Missionary Alliance and home to the Alliance Theological Seminary, one of the denomination's seminaries. The main campus is located in Nyack, New York...

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