First home of The Village Voice

22 Greenwich Avenue | West Village | built 1839

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

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1839
A house built in 1839 for the heirs of Samuel G. Milligan is remodeled for business as 22 Greenwich Avenue
No. 22 Greenwich Avenue was built in 1839 for the heirs of Samuel G. Milligan. After 1900 it was completely remodeled for business, leaving a three-story building with a store at street level. The front is smooth stucco, with two triple windows above whose wide plate-glass centers are flanked by narrow sidelights, under a scrolled parapet.
“This building was erected in 1839 for the heirs of Samuel G. Milligan, but was completely remodeled after the turn of the century for business purposes.”
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission
1955
Ed Fancher and Dan Wolf run The Village Voice from its first offices at 22 Greenwich Avenue
The Village Voice was founded in 1955 by Ed Fancher and Dan Wolf, with the writer Norman Mailer as a third partner. Its original offices were at 22 Greenwich Avenue, where photographer Fred McDarrah later pictured Fancher and Wolf outside. The paper's motto was "Expect the Unexpected."
Source: Village Preservation

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