The E. V. Haughwout Building is one of SoHo's classic cast-iron landmarks, built in 1857 for a tableware emporium whose customers included Mary Todd Lincoln. Its ornate metal facade shows why the neighbourhood became famous for industrial buildings that looked far more decorative than their structure suggests.
It is also remembered as the site of one of Elisha Otis's early passenger elevators. You do not need long here, but it is a good stop on a walk through SoHo's cast-iron district.