122 1st Avenue

East Village | built 1853

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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. 1853

    Nicholas Stuyvesant's heirs build 122 First Avenue around 1852-53 on land he once owned

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    This section of the block was first owned by Nicholas Stuyvesant, and tax records show that his heirs had this building constructed around 1852-53. In 1908 an alteration permit called for a new cornice over the stores and the main roof, along with new vestibule doors.

    “This section of the block was originally owned by Nicholas Stuyvesant. It passed to his heirs who had this building constructed c. 1852-53…”

    Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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