Henry Wannemacher House and Store

217 East 3rd Street | East Village | built 1900

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.

1855
The musician Wannemacher family lives in a new house and store on Third Street
In 1855 the family of musician and composer Henry Wannemacher lived in the recently built four-story house-and-store at 217 Third Street. Its stone lintels recall the Greek Revival, while the pressed-metal cornice is Italianate. By 1857 the family had moved to the rear house, the upper floors were a boarding house, and son Charles had opened a saloon in the store.
Source: Daytonian in Manhattan
1898
November 5
The Sun lists 217 East 3rd Street among Theodore Roosevelt's campaign stops
On November 5, 1898, The Sun reported on the many appearances Colonel Theodore Roosevelt would make. Its list of venues included "Paul Zambory's, 217 East Third street." Daytonian in Manhattan cites the notice in its history of the building.
Source: Daytonian in Manhattan
1934
September 1
A fire started by homeless men drives sixteen families out of the building
On the night of September 1, 1934, homeless men with access to a vacant third-floor apartment accidentally started a fire. Sixteen families fled, some over the roof to the next building. One firefighter was hurt when a stairway collapsed. Repairs left one apartment per floor above the store.
Source: Daytonian in Manhattan

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