17 East 7th Street

East Village | built 1878

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

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1878
A five-story tenement owned by Joseph Germer is placed around 1878 at 17 East 7th Street
Tax records suggest the present building at 17 East 7th Street went up around 1878, when it was owned by Joseph Germer and valued at $12,000 to $13,000. Historic atlases show a building on the lot as early as 1867, though the lot was assessed at only $3,000 in 1865. The Landmarks Preservation Commission could not tell whether that earlier building was converted or replaced. The facade was later stripped of its architectural details.
“…the present building may have been constructed around 1878 and was owned by Joseph Germer ... a building was present on this site as early as 1867…”
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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