116 Sullivan Street

SoHo | built 1832

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The lot about 1940
About 1940. Via 1940s.nyc
The lot about 1985
About 1985. Via 80s.nyc

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

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  1. 1832

    Bookbinder Charles Starr builds a row house on Sullivan Street

    Wealthy bookbinder Charles Starr erects a Federal-style row house as one of seven investment properties on Sullivan Street between Prince and Spring Streets. The red brick facade uses Flemish bond brickwork with brownstone trim, and the entrance features fluted Ionic columns with ornately carved oval sidelights whose wood framing is shaped to resemble draped cloth.

    Source: Daytonian in Manhattan

  2. 1872

    The house is heightened from two stories to four

    The original 1832 Federal house is heightened by two stories around 1872, becoming the four-story red brick building that stands today. The addition incorporates Greek Revival elements while preserving Starr's ornate original doorway, with its carved Ionic sidelights and wood framing shaped to resemble draped cloth.

    Source: Wikipedia

  3. 1907

    Landlord John Cella takes over the Sullivan Street house

    Following his family's acquisition of nearby Sullivan Street properties beginning in 1898, John Cella buys No. 116 soon after 1907. He makes modest improvements to the aging row house, including adding water closets in 1917, as the once-fashionable block fills with immigrant and working-class tenants.

    Source: Daytonian in Manhattan

  4. 1973

    May 15

    The city designates the row house a landmark

    The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission designates 116 Sullivan Street an individual city landmark on May 15, 1973. The designation recognizes the survival of Charles Starr's 1832 doorway and the building's transformation from its original low Federal-era house into today's four-story, Greek Revival-influenced row house.

    Source: Wikipedia

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