Dixon Place

161A Chrystie Street | also 161 Chrystie Street, 195 Bowery | Lower East Side | built 1900

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1900
William J. Fryer rebuilds the 195 Bowery front as a Colonial Revival loft
A survey of the Bowery shows 195 Bowery housing light storage and a pawnbroker by 1895. In 1900 architect William J. Fryer took the original front down to the first-floor cornice and rebuilt it in pale orange brick with large two-over-two windows. The building served as store, apartments and lofts, and in 2004 an eleven-story addition was built on its roof.
Source: National Register nomination
2002
Dixon Place buys an industrial space on Chrystie Street for a permanent home
After years of moving, from founder Ellie Covan's East Village living room to a Bowery loft in 1991 and a stint at the Vineyard Theater's 26th Street space, the experimental performance group bought an industrial building on Chrystie Street in 2002. It did so in partnership with its board and a developer. A six-year fundraising campaign followed.
Source: Wikipedia
2009
December
Dixon Place opens its Chrystie Street laboratory theater and lounge
The new home, designed by Meyer + Gifford Architects, had its grand opening in December 2009, after the six-year capital campaign. It combined a laboratory theater and a lounge with amenities for artists and new earned income for the organization. Dixon Place was founded in 1985 by Ellie Covan to develop works in progress.
Source: Wikipedia

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