15 Bleecker Street

NoHo | built 1825

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1832
George Wheeler buys the Federal house at 15 Bleecker Street and holds it for decades
The house was built around 1822-25 for Stephen J. Brinckerhoff, when the area was filling with homes for the city's growing middle class. George Wheeler bought it in 1832 and owned it until 1875, also keeping the house next door at No. 13. In 1869-70 Wheeler added the third story.
“The building was acquired in 1832 by George Wheeler, who added the third story in 1869-70. Wheeler ... retained ownership of both buildings until 1875.”
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission
1928
Henry Appel and partner Samuel Benjamin give 15 Bleecker Street an Art Deco facade
Henry Appel bought the former house in 1924, and his fur business worked from it into the 1930s. In 1928 Appel and his business partner Samuel Benjamin engaged the architect Nathan Langer for a new front wall and a rear extension. Langer's design gave the old Federal dwelling grouped windows, decorative brick panels and a stepped parapet.
“In 1928, Appel and his partner Samuel Benjamin hired architect Nathan Langer to design a new Art Deco-style facade and a rear extension.”
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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