11 Leroy Street

West Village | built 1913

The city photographed every building for its tax records around 1940 and again in the 1980s. NYC Municipal Archives.

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1913
Genoa-born undertaker Gianbatista Perazzo has a stable built on Leroy Street
The building at 11 Leroy Street was put up in 1912-13 for Gianbatista and Carolina Perazzo, with Edwin W. Crumley as architect. Gianbatista was born in Genoa, came to the United States at 13, and ran a successful funeral business until he died in 1950. Carolina is listed as the original owner.
“Born in Genoa, Italy and arriving in the United States at age 13, Gianbatista founded and ran a successful funeral service business until his death in 1950.”
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission
1922
Perazzo adds a floor and a rear extension, housing his funeral business below and family above
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In 1922 architect Matthew Del Gaudio was hired to add a rear extension and a third story at 11 Leroy Street. The ground floor held Perazzo's funeral service and the family lived above. By 1938 the ground floor was a three-car garage, probably for hearses.
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission
1950
After the undertaker Gianbatista Perazzo dies, his Leroy Street building becomes a two-family house
Gianbatista Perazzo died in 1950, and his funeral-service building at 11 Leroy Street was then sold. It was converted into a two-family residence. Records show the property had belonged to Carolina Perazzo since 1911, and in 1952 passed to John and Louise Perazzo and Alvina P. Raffo.
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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