155 Wooster Street

SoHo | built 1898

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The lot about 1940
About 1940. Via 1940s.nyc
The lot about 1985
About 1985. Via 80s.nyc

The city photographed every building for its tax records around 1940 and again in the 1980s. NYC Municipal Archives.

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  1. 1898

    December 31

    George F. Pelham finishes an eight-story brick building for George A. Saward at 155-157 Wooster

    Construction started on June 28, 1897, and was completed on December 31, 1898. Architect George F. Pelham designed the nine-bay building, which has a facade of brick, stone, iron and terra cotta. The Landmarks Preservation Commission lists George A. Saward as the original owner.

    Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

  2. 1972

    Artists Space is founded by Irving Sandler and Trudie Grace at 155 Wooster Street

    Irving Sandler and Trudie Grace founded Artists Space in 1972 at 155 Wooster Street, with funding from the New York State Council on the Arts. It was meant to give young and emerging artists a source of support outside the museum and commercial gallery system. In its first year, 21 well-known artists each had a solo show and chose three unaffiliated artists to exhibit alongside them.

    Source: Wikipedia

  3. 1974

    Artists Space starts the Unaffiliated Artists File, a free registry open to the public

    In 1974 Artists Space, first established at 155 Wooster Street, set up the Unaffiliated Artists File, a free database of artists with no gallery or museum backing. It began with New York artists only, then widened to include artists across the United States and about 3,000 from abroad. It was renamed the Artists File in 1983, and the gallery staged Selections group shows featuring artists registered in it.

    “In 1974, The Unaffiliated Artists File was established, later shortened to the "Artists File" in 1983.”

    Source: Wikipedia

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