230 Sullivan Street

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

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1850
Thomas Tantam has a brick row house built at 230 Sullivan Street, later made into a tenement
Tax assessments place the construction of 230 Sullivan Street in 1850-51 for Thomas Tantam. It was probably built as a one-family row house; maps from 1852 on show no change in footprint, and no new-building application turned up. Its Greek Revival trim and ground-floor shop likely came when it became a multiple dwelling, probably when it gained a story too; a 1937 alteration removed the shop.
“…constructed between 1850 and 1851 for Thomas Tantam. It is likely that it was constructed as a single-family row house and later altered…”
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission
1983
New York University considers tearing down 230 Sullivan Street as it builds D'Agostino Hall next door
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In the 1983-87 construction of NYU's Filomen D'Agostino Residence Hall at 110 West 3rd Street, the university considered demolishing 230 Sullivan Street. The tenement was left standing beside the dormitory.
“The building was considered for demolition by New York University (NYU) as part of the construction of adjacent Filomen D'Agostino Residence Hall…”
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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