109 South Street
Financial District | built 1819
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The city photographed every building for its tax records around 1940 and again in the 1980s. NYC Municipal Archives.
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- 1819
The store at 109 South Street is only 16 feet 9 inches wide because waterfront land cost so much
When the six-building row at 108-113 South Street went up in 1818-19, each store was built just 16 feet 9 inches wide, well short of the standard 25-foot city lot. The Landmarks Preservation Commission explains the narrowness by noting that waterfront buildings were far more valuable than inland ones. Number 109 kept its four stories and peaked roof, features the report says most of the row retains.
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