Dix Building

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145-foot, 12-story residential building completed in 1907. Designed by Louis Korn as a loft building, it originally housed the dressmaking business of Henry A. Dix. The ground floor has a metal storefront and polished granite entrance that were installed in the 20th century. Above, the facade is clad in rusticated limestone, with a small cornice above the 5th floor, and a larger one above the 10th floor. The 2nd through 5th floors have a central section of cast-iron-framed windows, culminating in a large splayed lintel. Above, each floor has five single windows, with stone enframements with keystones on the 5th floor. The windows of the floors above have splayed lintels with small cartouches above each one. On the top two floors, the piers are slightly projected, and the windows have stone enframements, with pediments on the 11th floor.

Dix’s dressmaking company designed and manufactured the uniforms of the Red Cross as well as those of U.S. Army and Navy nurses. Dix was one of the first employers to institute the five-day work week without reduction of wages, as well as paid vacation time. In 1923, at the age of 72, Dix retired and handed his business over to his 400 employees, all of whom became shareholders. The building was recently converted to condominiums, with 20 units.