De Vinne Press Building

De Vinne Press Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
New York State Register of Historic Places
New York City Landmark No. 0201
The building viewed from Lafayette and 4th streets
Location	393–399 Lafayette Street, Manhattan, New York, U.S.
Coordinates	40°43′40″N 73°59′33″W / 40.72778°N 73.99250°W / 40.72778; -73.99250
Built	1885–1886
Architect	Babb, Cook & Willard
Architectural style	Romanesque Revival
NRHP reference No.	77000955[1]
NYSRHP No.	06101.000060
NYCL No.	0201
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	September 14, 1977[1]
Designated NYSRHP	June 23, 1980[2]
Designated NYCL	October 19, 1966[3]

The De Vinne Press Building is a commercial building and former printing plant at 393–399 Lafayette Street, at the corner of Fourth Street, in the NoHo neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City, United States. The building was designed by the firm of Babb, Cook & Willard in the Romanesque Revival style. It is a New York City designated landmark and is on the National Register of Historic Places.

The De Vinne Press Building is seven stories high, excluding the raised basement. The facade is made of brick and terracotta, with decorations concentrated on the southern and western elevations, which face Fourth and Lafayette streets, respectively. Each facade includes segmental arches and round-arched windows, as well as horizontal belt courses. Inside, the building has a mostly rectangular floor plan. The interiors were designed in a utilitarian style and were intended to accommodate the weight of printing presses. The load-bearing walls are made of brick, and the structure also contains cast-iron columns encased in brick piers.

The building was developed in 1885–1886 by Theodore Low De Vinne, a typographer and printer who led the De Vinne Press. He originally owned a 25 percent stake in the property, while the remainder was owned by Roswell Smith, the founder of the Century Company. The structure was expanded to the east between 1891 and 1892. The press closed in 1922, and De Vinne's heirs sold their interest to Smith's estate in 1929. The building was sold in 1938 to the Walter Peek Paper Corporation, which sold the building in the early 1980s to Edwin Fisher. The ground floor has been occupied by Astor Wines and Spirits since 2006, while the upper floors were gradually renovated and converted to offices.