251 Avenue of the Americas

also 172 West Houston Street, 241 Avenue of the Americas | West Village | built 1942

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The lot about 1940
About 1940. Via 1940s.nyc
The lot about 1985
About 1985. Via 80s.nyc

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

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  1. 1941

    Dominick Salvati designs a two-story corner store with an apartment for Alfonso Sica

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    The small corner building at Sixth Avenue and West Houston Street dates from 1941-42. Architect Dominick Salvati designed it in the Vernacular Moderne style for developer Alfonso Sica as a store with an apartment above. It has been used only for commercial purposes since then.

    “…designed in 1941 for Alfonso Sica by Dominick Salvati as a store with apartment. It has since been used for commercial purposes only.”

    Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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