92 South Street Building

History and architecture

Forming a part of Schermerhorn Row, this building with its handsome Flemish bond brickwork, was increased to six stories in height with mansard roof and dormers to make it a hotel. This change took place in the lite eighteen-sixties. As can be seen today, it was joined to 2 Fulton Street, the corner building, and was made identical with it, serving as the Fulton Ferry Hotel in 1879. It now has a restaurant (Sloppy Louie's) at ground floor. Today the windows of the upper floors have been filled with concrete block; however, the second floor windows arc still in place giving some idea of its original appearance.

In 1868, Nos. 92 and 93 wore increased from their original four stories with peak-roofed attic to six stories (five stories with mansard) for John H. McKinley by John Yeaton, architect, at an estimated cost of 415,000. Partitions were set throughout, and the buildings altered into a hotel with restaurant on the first floor. These two buildings, along with Nos. 4 and 6 Fulton Street and No. 173 John Street (now demolished, once comprised the Fulton Ferry Hotel.