David Christie House
131 1/2 Charles Street | also 131 Charles Street | West Village | built 1899
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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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- 1834
Stonecutter David Christie builds his Federal-style rowhouse
David Christie, a stone cutter, builds the two-story Federal-style house at 131 Charles Street in 1834 for about $2,600. Faced in red brick laid in Flemish bond with six-over-six windows, it is one of the modest rowhouses that lined the block before later commercial development.
Source: Daytonian in Manhattan
- 1959
Photographer Diane Arbus lives in the rear stable building
Photographer Diane Arbus lives from 1959 to 1968 in the former stable behind the main house at 131 Charles Street. The back building has its own address, 131 1/2 Charles Street.
Source: Wikipedia
- 1966
The city designates 131 Charles Street a landmark
New York City designates 131 Charles Street a landmark on April 19, 1966. The red-brick Federal rowhouse is added to the National Register of Historic Places six years later, on November 3, 1972, for its architecture.
Source: Wikipedia
Further reading
- 131 Charles StreetWikipedia
- The 1834 David Christie House - 131 Charles StreetDaytonian in Manhattan
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