Minetta Garage

122 West 3rd Street | Greenwich Village | built 1889

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

Written with AI from the source each entry cites, then fact-checked.

1889
A four-story boarding stable for horses is built at 122 West 3rd Street for Christina Short Wylie
Benjamin E. Lowe designed this brick stable in 1889 for owner Christina Short Wylie. Horses were housed in stalls on the second and third floors, and a 50-foot extension toward Minetta Lane by William Van Doren was added in 1900.
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission
1921
The stable at 122 West 3rd Street is converted into a garage
In 1921 the former horse stable was converted into a garage for automobiles, and an elevator bulkhead was added at the southwest corner under a 1920 filing. More curb cuts were made in 1941. The designation report calls the building the Minetta Garage; it runs through to 12-14 Minetta Lane.
“The building was converted into a garage in 1921…”
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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