153 Prince Street

SoHo | built 1845

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1845
Henry V. Shaddle has a three-story Greek Revival house built at 153 Prince Street
Around 1844 to 1845, Henry V. Shaddle had this brick dwelling put up, with a basement, three stories and three bays. The Landmarks Preservation Commission notes that it went up while SoHo was a settled residential district of row houses, a few detached homes, small shops and stables. Decades of alterations have changed the entrance and ground floor, yet the upper two floors are still lived in.
“…built in c.1844-45 for Henry V. Shaddle at a time when the SoHo area continued to develop as a stable residential community…”
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission
1845
A row of ten Greek Revival houses rises on Prince Street's north side; four survive, including No. 153
Ten brick Greek Revival houses went up between 1841 and 1845 on Prince Street's north side, running from West Broadway to Thompson Street. Only four of them survive, at 151 to 157 Prince Street, and 153 is one. The Landmarks Preservation Commission notes that the upper stories of the surviving houses have housed residents since they were built and were never converted to lofts, which it calls unusual for houses of this period.
“A row of ten brick, Greek Revival style dwellings were built between 1841 and 1845 on the north side of Prince Street…”
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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