229 East 5th Street

East Village | built 1881

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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

    Frederick Klemt designs a neo-Grec tenement at 229 East 5th Street for Marie and Henry Gucker

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    Frederick W. Klemt designed this neo-Grec building in 1881 for Marie and Henry Gucker, as one of a pair with 227 East 5th Street. The five-story building is faced in brick and brownstone. Its curved entry arch sits between paneled pilasters under a molded lintel with a keystone, and the cornice has palmette decoration.

    Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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