171 Spring Street

SoHo | built 1861

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

Written with AI from the source each entry cites, then fact-checked.

1861
The building at 171 Spring Street grows from two stories to five in 1861
Tax assessments suggest this brick building was raised from two stories to five around 1861. A 1945 alteration later cut the five floors back to four. A stucco facade now covers the brick.
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission
1958
A printing, silk-screening and candy-mold factory is fitted into 171 Spring Street in 1958-1959
Architect Henry Nordheim altered the building in 1958-1959 for Leah Slapo, whose factory there turned out printing, silk-screening and metal candy molds. Factory use at the address went back to at least 1945.
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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