The Dietz Lantern Building

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9-story Romanesque-revival residential building completed in 1887. Designed by R.W. Tieffenberg as a factory and warehouse for Robert E. Dietz's lantern company. It was originally seven stories, but after a fire in 1897, it was increased to nine by architect William J. Fryer, with a tower added to the center of the Laight Street facade.

The upper facades of tan brick are divided by pilasters into bays of two windows, united by continuous parged sandstone sill courses. The 2nd through 4th floors have segmental-arched window heads with brick header arches springing from angled stone impost blocks. Above, the brick arches of the shorter round-headed windows spring from stone imposts. Fireproof exterior shutters have been removed from the windows, but the mounting hardware remains.

A brick corbel table forms peaks above the windows of the top floor; this element, as well as the corbelled brick cornice, are repeated at the 1-story tower with its pyramidal roof. The "Dietz Building" appears in a plaque in the upper portion of the center bay on Laight Street; decorative tie-rod end plates enrich the 4th floor on both facades. Cast-iron piers frame the openings of the ground floor and support an exposed lintel which has decorative bolt heads and panels. Some historic infill remains at the base, including paneled, glazed wood doors and bulkheads, show windows, and transom windows. The eastern elevation above the neighboring building is a beige stuccoed brick wall.

In 1906 the Delius Hammacher & Company exporting firm occupied at least a portion of the building. It was sold by the Dietz Company in the 1950s to Port Warehouses, Inc. which had an extensive operation in the area. Later tenants included the Sentry Press, Inc. After standing vacant for many years, the building was renovated into condominiums around 2000. The ground floor is occupied by Dylan Prime steakhouse.