166 Thompson Street

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1827
Abraham Acker has a two-and-a-half-story row house built at 166 Thompson Street
The house at 166 Thompson Street began around 1827 as a two-and-a-half-story row house put up for Abraham Acker. Its original front no longer survives, because the building was raised and refronted in 1908.
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission
1908
Charles M. Straub adds a story and a Queen Anne brick front to the old row house for Charles Reichert
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In 1908 owner Charles Reichert hired architect Charles M. Straub to raise the c. 1827 house to three stories and rebuild its front wall. The new brick facade got Queen Anne touches such as sawtooth brick spandrels, stone lintels and sills, and a bracketed cornice with modillions. The ground floor was later rebuilt with brick infill, and a fire escape with ornamental ironwork climbs the front.
“…facade dates from 1908 when the building was raised to three stories and the front wall was rebuilt with Queen Anne-style architectural elements…”
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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