23 8th Avenue

West Village | built 1845

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

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1845
Ephraim Marsh of New Jersey has Nos. 23 and 29 built on the Townley land
No. 23 Eighth Avenue was one of two houses, with No. 29, erected for Ephraim Marsh when the Townley estate was sold in 1845. Marsh and a relative named John, who had Nos. 25 and 27 built, both lived in New Jersey. Their development also took in Nos. 38 to 42 Jane Street, around the corner. The row was built with a store on the ground floor and a dwelling above, and Nos. 13 to 23 kept dentiled cornices.
“Nos. 23 and 29 were erected for Ephraim Marsh, and Nos. 25 and 27 for John…”
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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