18 East 8th Street

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1855
The merchant Edward H. Gillilan takes the lease of No. 20 East 8th Street in 1855, and his family keeps it for decades
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Edward Gillilan lived at No. 20 East 8th Street in 1834, the year it was built, though he did not hold the lease. In 1855 the New York merchant Edward H. Gillilan took over the lease from Sailors' Snug Harbor. He later moved to London, but he and his family kept renewing the lease and altered the house in 1898, tying the Gillilans to this block for most of the century.
“Not until 1855 was the lease obtained by Edward H. Gillilan, a New York City merchant. Although he later moved to London, he and his family continued to renew the lease…”
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission
1916
Nos. 18 and 20 East 8th Street are paired in the 1916 remodeling, with arched studio windows and skylights
When Sailors' Snug Harbor converted its East 8th Street houses to apartments in 1916, Nos. 18 and 20 became a pair, sharing a central stair tower. On the upper floors each has a triple window under a three-centered blind arch, and at street level a group of three windows with blind arches. No. 18 has an arched studio window cut through its roof, while No. 20 has studio skylights.
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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