174 Sullivan Street

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1920
William Sloane Coffin's company buys the block holding No. 174 to remake old houses as middle-class apartments
In 1920 a real estate corporation called Hearth and Home bought the block from the Nicholas Low estate. Its president, William Sloane Coffin, who was later president of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, wanted to renovate sound old houses near downtown as moderately priced homes for writers, artists, actors and musicians. No. 174 was one of the Sullivan Street houses refitted under his plan with new wiring, plumbing and kitchens.
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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