Daniel LeRoy House

20 St Marks Place | East Village | built 1832

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

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1832
Thomas E. Davis builds a row of Greek Revival houses on St. Marks Place
This Greek Revival house was built in 1832 as part of a development by Thomas E. Davis of 3½-story brick houses on both sides of the street. Its marble entrance is ornamented with vermiculated blocks. The house is named for South Street merchant Daniel LeRoy, who married Susan Fish, a sister of future U.S. Senator Hamilton Fish.
Source: Wikipedia
1969
The city designates the Daniel LeRoy House a landmark
The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission designated the house a landmark in 1969, and it joined the National Register of Historic Places on October 29, 1982. It is one of only three surviving houses from Thomas E. Davis's 1832 development.
Source: Wikipedia
1998
Spring
The house is restored in spring 1998
Restoration work in the spring of 1998 included repainting the house, repointing its brickwork, and replacing its cornices.
Source: Wikipedia

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