24 8th Avenue

West Village | built 1840

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

Written with AI from the source each entry cites, then fact-checked.

1840
A shallow Marsh-built house, no deeper than it is wide, rises taller than its neighbors
No. 24 Eighth Avenue was built in 1840 for Aaron Marsh, a builder active across this stretch of the Village. It is very shallow, no deeper than its width, yet stands taller than the houses beside it. Originally three stories over a basement, its lower floors were later heavily remodeled for a store, and a high brick parapet replaced the cornice. The muntined upper windows are the main surviving original feature.
“…very shallow brick house, no deeper than its width, but taller than its neighbors, was also built for Marsh in 1840…”
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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