George Clark House

180 9th Avenue | also 361 West 21st Street | Chelsea | built 1848

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.

1848
George Clark builds a Greek Revival house and store at Ninth Avenue and 21st Street
In 1848 George Clark erected a four-story brick house and store on the northeast corner of Ninth Avenue and West 21st Street. The Greek Revival building is 24 feet wide and extends 60 feet along the side street. Clark probably never lived in it and built it as an investment property.
Source: Daytonian in Manhattan
1882
February 27
Paint dealer Isaac L. Livingston dies, and his store becomes a wallpaper shop
Livingston & Jones leased the ground-floor store after forming in the 1860s and sold paints, varnishes and oils. When the partnership dissolved in 1878, Livingston stayed on and ran the business alone. He died on February 27, 1882, and the space went to Moses D. Mericle's wallpaper shop.
Source: Daytonian in Manhattan
2015
March
A shop renovation uncovers the old Livingston & Jones paint-store sign
FIKA, a Swedish coffee shop, leased the storefront in 2014 and began renovations. In March 2015, as the old shop front was peeled off, the Livingston & Jones sign reappeared after more than 130 years. Passersby could see it for only a few days before a new storefront covered it again.
Source: Daytonian in Manhattan

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