114 East 13th Street
East Village | built 1985
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- 1906
Knight & Collins design an eleven-story industrial building with bighorn sheep heads
The American Felt Company, which makes felt for hats, pianos, and pool tables, has architects Knight & Collins design the eleven-story building at 114-118 East 13th Street in 1906. Two bighorn sheep heads on the building honor the animals that supplied the raw material.
- 1918
Printers Marchbank's Press and Hoffmann Type & Engraving occupy the building
The building later houses several printers and bookbinders, trades that become prominent in the area in the early-to-mid 20th century. Marchbank's Press, owned by Hal Marchbanks, is here in 1918, and a trade journal places the Hoffmann Type & Engraving Company here in 1923.
- 1984
The former felt building becomes condominiums that house Tom Cruise and Bret Easton Ellis
The building is converted to condominiums in 1984, with balconies added to its exposed east wall. Residents have included actor Tom Cruise, activist Abbie Hoffman in a rooftop apartment, and author Bret Easton Ellis, who wrote American Psycho while living there.
Further reading
- 114 East 13th Street; 114-118 East 13th StreetVillage Preservation: East Village Building Blocks
- The majestic sheep heads of East 13th StreetEphemeral New York
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