185 Duane Street (New York City, New York)

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6-story residential building completed in 1854 as a store-and-loft building. The ground floor is white cast-iron which is enhanced with decorative cartouches, two of which read: "185." Portions of the column capitals and the cast-iron entablature have been removed; the entablature has been partially replaced with sheet metal. Above the first floor, the red brick facade has three bays of windows per floor with square heads trimmed in stone. The windows also have stone sills, and hardware remaining at the window openings indicates that the windows once had cast-iron shutters. A black metal roof cornice with brackets and modillions dates from the late 1800s. A black iron fire escape runs down the left side of the facade on the top three floors, skipping over the the center bay at the 2nd and 3rd floor.

In the 1940s the building contained Margo Farms, butter and eggs wholesalers, and Leo Hoffner, manufacturer of egg cases. It was converted to apartments in the 1980s. The ground floor is occupied by The Hideaway restaurant.