SoHo & TriBeCa 
SOHO & TriBeCa (South of Houston Street and triangle below Canal respectively) is an artistic though increasingly commercial part of lower Manhattan. Formerly an industrial district, preservationists saved the area's cast-iron buildings (the greatest concentration in the world) from demolition in the sixties. Soon after, artists began to move into the area's lofts, followed by galleries, cafes and shops.
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Rents rose and artists have been moving to neighboring TriBeCa. TriBeCa itself is not becoming as trendy as SOHO, offering galleries and the city's newest restaurants.
The part of SOHO outlined by West Broadway, Houston, Crosby, and Canal Streets is designated as an historic district in the National Register.
The part of SOHO outlined by West Broadway, Houston, Crosby, and Canal Streets is designated as an historic district in the National Register.
Related Attractions
Alternative Museum (closed)
ATTRACTION IS CLOSED - EXHIBITS AVAILABLE ONLINE.
The Alternative Museum features exhibits which are political in nature. Also featured are lectures and concerts.
The Alternative Museum features exhibits which are political in nature. Also featured are lectures and concerts.
Children's Museum of the Arts
The Children's Museum of the Arts was founded in 1988 to offer children the chance to explore their artistic creativity through performance and visual art. Exhibitions focus on art by children.
Children's Museum of the Arts
182 Lafayette Street
New York, NY 10013
United States
182 Lafayette Street
New York, NY 10013
United States
Phone 1 (212) 274-0986
Fax 1 (212) 274-1776
Hours
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
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| Open | Closed | Closed | 12:00 | 12:00 | 12:00 | 12:00 | 12:00 |
| Close | 17:00 | 18:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 |
Disabled
Full facilities for persons with disabilities.
Drawing Center
Established in 1976, the Drawing Center focuses on contemporary and historic drawings. Emerging and under-recognized artists are featured in the Main Gallery or the Drawing Room.
Drawing Center
35 Wooster Street
New York, NY 10013
United States
35 Wooster Street
New York, NY 10013
United States
Phone 1 (212) 219-2166
Fax 1 (212) 966-2976
Hours
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
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| Open | Closed | Closed | 12:00 | 12:00 | 12:00 | 12:00 | 12:00 |
| Close | 18:00 | 20:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 |
Disabled
Full facilities for persons with disabilities.
Facilities
Gift shop
E.V. Haughwout Building
The Haughwout Building is an example of the cast-iron building that is endemic to SoHo: rows of windows framed by arches set on columns flanked by taller columns. The building was the first to use the steam-driven Otis elevator which later made possible the skyscraper.
Guggenheim Museum SoHo
The Guggenheim Museum SoHo opened in 1992 to acclaim. Like its parent museum uptown, this Guggenheim features contemporary art including a permanent exhibit of Andy Warhol work.
Hours
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
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| Open | 11:00 | Closed | Closed | 11:00 | 11:00 | 11:00 | 11:00 |
| Close | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 |
Facilities
Gift shop
Harrison Street
Harrison Street contains a row of eight restored Federal townhouses built in the late 1700s and early 1800s.
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New Museum of Contemporary Art
Founded in 1977 by the former curator of the Whitney Museum, the New Museum of Contemporary Art features work by living artists such as Jeff Koons and the late John Cage. The purpose of the museum is to exhibit artists who deserve but lack recognition from the more traditional art museums.
New York City Fire Museum
The New York City Fire Museum is housed in a renovated beaux-arts 1904 firehouse. The museum's collection of fire related exhibits include art, artifacts and fire-fighting equipment from the eighteenth century to 1917. Pre Civil War hand pumped fire engines, horse drawn vehicles and early motorized machinery are also displayed.
Hours
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
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| Open | Closed | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 |
| Close | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 16:00 |
Always closed on:
New Year's Day (January 1)
American Independance Day (July 4)
Thanksgiving - USA (4th Thursday, November )
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Easter - Christian (Apr 08)
American Independance Day (July 4)
Thanksgiving - USA (4th Thursday, November )
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Easter - Christian (Apr 08)
Facilities
Gift shop
Singer Building
Named after the sewing machine company, the Singer Building is an ornate terra-cotta structure adorned with wrought-iron balconies and arches painted in dark green.
