179 Sullivan Street

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1834
Varick Place's east side is finished around 1834; 179 Sullivan Street is the last house standing
Varick Place was the name of Sullivan Street's stretch between Houston and Bleecker Streets, and houses lined each side. The east-side houses were finished around 1834 for the financiers J. L. and S. Josephs & Co. Only the Greek Revival house at 179 Sullivan Street, formerly 9 Varick Place, still stands. The street name honored Richard Varick, whose country estate Tusculum once lay nearby.
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission
1879
R. C. McLane raises 179 Sullivan Street to four stories and adds an Italianate cornice
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No. 179 Sullivan Street began as 9 Varick Place, a row house of two and a half stories. In 1879 the builder R. C. McLane, working for owner M. Lachere, raised it to four stories and added a bracketed Italianate cornice. The Greek Revival brownstone entrance with columns and entablature, and the nine-over-nine parlor-floor windows, are historic.
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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