217 East 5th Street
East Village | built 1920
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- 1862
Silas Sutton builds a tenement at 217 East 5th Street, paired with Robert Drysdale's next door
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In 1862-63 Silas Sutton erected the tenement at 217 East 5th Street while Robert Drysdale built its partner at 219. The pair is among the early 'pre-law' tenements of the East Village. The commission's report places them among the smaller rows and single tenements built across the district in the 1860s and 1870s.
“Silas Sutton and Robert Drysdale erected a pair at 217 and 219 East 5th Street in 1862-63…”
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- 217 East 5th StreetVillage Preservation: East Village Building Blocks
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