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Westchester House
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The former Westchester House, now the Sohotel, seen in 2021
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Location341-351 Broome Street, New York, New York
Coordinates 40°43′10″N73°59′41″W / 40.71944°N 73.99472°W / 40.71944; -73.99472 Coordinates: 40°43′10″N73°59′41″W / 40.71944°N 73.99472°W / 40.71944; -73.99472
Arealess than one acre
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No. 86000450 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 20, 1986

The Westchester House (now the Sohotel New York) is a hotel on the Bowery at Broome Street in Manhattan, New York City. It was previously also known as the Occidental and the Pioneer. [2] The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 20, 1986. As of 2014, the Sohotel has been fully renovated.

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "Home". thesohotel.com.