126 Christopher Street
also 117 Bedford Street | West Village | built 1843
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The city photographed every building for its tax records around 1940 and again in the 1980s. NYC Municipal Archives.
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- 1843
George Harrison builds the first three Greek Revival houses of Bedford Street's west-side row
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The three houses at Nos. 113-117 Bedford Street, the last of which is also 126-128 Christopher Street, went up in 1843 for George Harrison, and the rest of the row followed the next year. The row stayed in the Harrison family until 1877 and has been altered very little. The corner house has since gained a basement entrance on Christopher Street, and its original high-stoop doorway became a window.
“The first three houses of the row, Nos. 113-117, were built in 1843; the others followed the next year. These residences remained in the Harrison family until 1877…”
Further reading
- Then & Now photos: 126-128 Christopher Street (aka 117 Bedford Street)Village Preservation: Greenwich Village Then & Now
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