147 Sullivan Street

SoHo | built 1875

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1875
August Blankenstein designs 147 Sullivan Street for John Rabenstein
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In 1875 architect August H. Blankenstein designed this five-story red-brick tenement for John Rabenstein. Its mass-produced metal lintels, sills and cornice match those on Nos. 141 to 145, which suggests the four buildings went up together. The building still has its original residential entrance, with wood-paneled jambs, a transom and cable-molded cast-iron piers, though the cornice has since been removed.
“…designed by A. H. Blankenstein for John Rabenstein in 1875 and features metal elements identical to those at 141-145 Sullivan Street…”
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission
1875
German immigrant August Blankenstein, architect of 147 Sullivan Street, designed armories and an orphan school
August H. Blankenstein was born in Germany in 1830 and came to the United States in 1860. Active from 1872 to 1899, he drew tenements, flats and factories for a largely German clientele. He also designed an addition to the Centre Market Armory at Grand and Centre Streets, and the school at St. Joseph's Orphan Asylum on Avenue A. His 147 Sullivan Street dates from 1875.
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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