Building Notes
THE GRABLER BUILDING - 44 LAIGHT St, DESIGNED BY CLINTON AND RUSSELL, WAS BUILT BY THE MCCABE BROTHERS IN 1896. THE STRUCTURE WAS ERECTED FOR WILLIAM H. RUSSELL AND WAS CONCEIVED AS A RENAISSANCE REVIVAL STYLE WAREHOUSE. THE GRABLER NAME IS DERIVED FROM ONE OF THE BUILDING'S EARLIEST TENANTS, THE GRABLER MANUFACTURING COMPANY, A PRODUCER OF PIPE FITTINGS. THIS BEAUTIFUL AND STATELY STRUCTURE HAS BEEN HOST TO MANY INTERESTING ENTERPRISES OVER ITS 100 YEAR LIFETIME, INCLUDING BRASS AND CORDAGE COMPANIES.