18 Gay Street

also 16 Christopher Street | West Village | built 1910

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

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1882
An early frame house at 18 Gay Street gets a fourth story and an extension in 1882
Built between 1827 and 1831 on the back of the lot of No. 16 Christopher Street, No. 18 Gay Street started as a frame house of three stories faced in brick. A fourth story went on in 1882, along with an extension, making the house a step in height between its lower neighbors and the five-story building at the corner. The simple wood doorway has paneled reveals, and the low yard railing carries a Greek fret motif at the bottom.
“Built between 1827 and 1831, this house stands on the rear portion of the lot of No. 16 Christopher Street. In 1882 a fourth story was added…”
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission
1936
Writer Mary McCarthy moves into a studio apartment at 18 Gay Street
In 1936 the author Mary McCarthy, later known for her novel The Group, lived in a studio apartment at 18 Gay Street. The house stands on the short, bent block between Christopher Street and Waverly Place.
Source: Forgotten New York

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