213 East 5th Street

East Village | built 1881

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The lot about 1940
About 1940. Via 1940s.nyc
The lot about 1985
About 1985. Via 80s.nyc

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

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  1. 1881

    August H. Blankenstein designs a ten-family tenement for Adam Folz at 213 East 5th Street

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    Adam Folz hired architect August H. Blankenstein in 1881 to design a five-story tenement here, meant to house ten families.

    Source: buildingblocks.villagepreservation.org

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