City and Country School

146 West 13th Street | also 144 West 13th Street | West Village | built 1842

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1. 1842

   The Remsen estate builds a row of twelve Greek Revival houses, and No. 146 is one of them

   In 1842 John Remsen's estate puts up twelve brick Greek Revival houses on the south side of West 13th Street between Sixth and Seventh Avenues. Nos. 144, 146 and 148 are the three westernmost of the row. Only six of the twelve still keep some of their original look when the Landmarks Preservation Commission describes the block in 1969.

   “Nos. 144-148 were originally the westernmost three houses of the Remsen row, built in 1842.”

   Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

2. 1921

   Caroline Pratt's Play School becomes the City and Country School and moves onto West 12th and 13th Streets

   In 1921, after Pratt and Lucy Sprague Mitchell start a summer farm program in Hopewell Junction, the Play School takes the name City and Country School. It also moves into houses on West 12th and 13th Streets that Mitchell has bought for it, the block the school still occupies. Mitchell sells the buildings to the school in 1928, when she leaves its faculty to organize what becomes the Bank Street College of Education.

   “The name was changed to the City and Country School in 1921 after Pratt and Mitchell established a summer farm program…”

   Source: Wikipedia

3. 1940

   Nos. 144-148 are raised and remodeled to give the school more room

   In 1940 the three Remsen row houses at Nos. 144-148 are altered and made taller to give the City and Country School more space. Their brick fronts take on a plain, severe look, tied together by one level line of stone coping across all three. Most of the old window and door openings are reused.

   “Remodeled in 1940 and raised in height to provide more space for the City and Country School, Nos. 144-148…”

   Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

Further reading

• City and Country SchoolWikipedia
• Then & Now photos: 144 West 13th StreetVillage Preservation: Greenwich Village Then & Now

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