104 East 7th Street
East Village | built 1839
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The city photographed every building for its tax records around 1940 and again in the 1980s. NYC Municipal Archives.
Written with AI from the source each entry cites, then fact-checked.
- 1873
John Riegelmann rebuilds a 1839 house as a five-story tenement, with William Graul as architect
A two-and-a-half-story house stood here by 1839, probably built for Thomas E. Davis, who had bought the lot in 1835. John Riegelmann bought it in June 1873, and the front and rear walls were taken down to make the five-story tenement, for which the Landmarks Preservation Commission lists William Graul as architect or builder. The cornice has since been removed.
“In 1873, the front and rear walls were demolished, according to ALT 680-1873, for this five-story tenement that was constructed for John Riegelmann…”
Further reading
- 104 East 7th StreetVillage Preservation: East Village Building Blocks
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