National Register of Historic Places

Sheffield Farms Stable

New York, New York County, New York
Listed
November 9, 2005
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
05001285

About this property

Sheffield Farms Stable was a historic stable located in Manhattanville, Manhattan, New York. Designed by Frank A. Rooke, it was a six-story, light colored brick building with terracotta ornament. It was originally built in 1903 as a two-story stable building for the Sheffield Farms dairy, then expanded to its present size in 1909. It housed horses used for the delivery of pasteurized milk until July 1938. It was sold in 1942, after which it housed a real estate company, insurance company, and warehouse. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. The site is now part of Columbia University's new Manhattanville Campus. In 2009, Columbia contracted with the building's owner, who ran a moving and storage business in it, to build her a new building at 51 Audubon Avenue, incorporating the stable's façade. The façade was dismantled in 2009, and reïnstalled in the new building in 2012. The building has since been demolished. Today the entire blockfront is occupied by the university's Greene Science Center.

Location

3229 Broadway
New York, New York County, New York
40.81677, -73.95802

Categories

INDUSTRY
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Sheffield Farms Stable listed on the National Register?

Sheffield Farms Stable was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 9, 2005.

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Sheffield Farms Stable is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Sheffield Farms Stable is recorded as the industrial era.

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