Category:Roosevelt Building 839-841 Broadway

The Roosevelt Building at 839-841 Broadway on the corner of East 13th Street, near Union Square, was named after Cornelius Roosevelt, the grandfather of Theodore Roosevelt, who lived on this block in the middle of the 18th century. It was also known as the Hackett Carhart Building, and its roof was the original location of Biograph Studios. The building was designed by Stephen Decatur Hatch and built in 1893. (Sources: AIA Guide to NYC (4th ed.), Movie Lover's Guide to NYC (1988))