232 East 5th Street

East Village | built 1831

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1831
Peck and Phelps build an early row of five houses at 232 to 240 East 5th Street
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The developers Peck and Phelps built an early row of five houses on the south side of East 5th Street, at numbers 232 to 240, around 1830-31. They returned in the mid-1840s to build six more houses at 220 to 230 and a pair at 242-244. Anson Phelps is the recorded original owner of number 232.
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission
1877
A full fourth story and a bracketed cornice are added to the 1830s house at 232 East 5th Street
Built around 1830-31, this brick row house began in the Federal style, and the LPC notes later Greek Revival changes to its facade, including a portico. Around 1877 it received a full fourth story topped by an Italianate cornice with dentils and frieze panels. The facade features Flemish bond brickwork.
“…full fourth story and Italianate style cornice added in c. 1877…”
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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