223 East 5th Street

East Village | built 1875

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The lot about 1940
About 1940. Via 1940s.nyc
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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. 1875

    John B. Snook, architect of the first Grand Central Station, designs 223 East 5th Street

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    Snook drew up this neo-Grec tenement around 1875. English-born, he was working as an architect in New York by 1837 and later designed the A. T. Stewart store at 280 Broadway (1845-46) and the first Grand Central Station (1869-71). In 1887 he made his three sons and a son-in-law part of the firm, which became John B. Snook & Sons.

    Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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