10 Bedford Street

West Village | built 1987

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  1. 1830

    William Carr builds a 2.5-story house at 10 Bedford Street after buying two lots in 1829

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    William Carr bought this lot and the neighboring one in 1829 and built a two-and-a-half-story house on the site around 1830. He sold in 1840 to Charles W. Lynde. The brick front is laid in Flemish bond up to the third story. The peaked roof was later removed and the house raised to three full stories in 1885.

    Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

  2. 1880

    Provisions merchant Timothy Tillson buys 10 Bedford Street, and his son, a pork dealer, lives there in 1880

    Timothy Tillson, a provisions merchant, bought 10 Bedford Street in 1854 and ran a business with his son William. The 1880 census lists William P. C. Tillson, a retail pork dealer, in the house with his wife and family. By 1935 the front house had become a three-family dwelling.

    “…purchased in 1854 by Timothy Tillson, a provisions merchant ... William P. C. Tillson, a retail pork dealer, is listed in the house with his wife and family in the 1880 census…”

    Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

  3. 1909

    The shop building behind 10 Bedford Street is converted into a two-family home in 1909

    A one-story outhouse was added in 1905 behind the two-story building at the rear of the lot, which had been used as a shop. In 1909 the architect Benjamin Adles converted that rear building into a two-family dwelling for the owner, Domenico Lagrutta. In 1969 it was changed again into a single-family house, while the front building became a two-family home.

    “In 1909 the rear building (not visible from the street) was converted to a two-family dwelling by Benjamin Adles for owner Domenico Lagrutta.”

    Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

  4. 2009

    A new building in 2009 hides the backhouse of 10 Bedford Street from Downing Street

    For decades the side and rear of the backhouse behind 10 Bedford Street could be seen from Downing Street, because the adjacent lot stood vacant. Village Preservation called it a rare site for this reason. When the vacant lot was built on in 2009, the backhouse was hidden from view again.

    Source: Village Preservation

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