254 West 4th Street

also 51 Charles Street | West Village | built 1880

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

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1865
The Van Nest mansion on this block, once Admiral Warren's country seat, is razed for rowhouses
An earlier building on the block that includes this lot was the Van Nest mansion, which began as the country seat of the British naval officer Sir Peter Warren in the 18th century. Abraham Van Nest, who bought it in 1821, lived there until his death in 1864. The two-story clapboard house was torn down in 1865, and the last rural block in the Village was developed as a block of city houses.
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission
1923
A brick garage for the Charles Street corner house is built at the rear of its lot
In 1923 a two-story brick garage was built for the house at 51 Charles Street at the far end of its lot, facing West 4th Street. J. M. Felson designed it with vertical bands of brick and a parapet of brick panels, and an arched gateway pierces the wall that connects it to the house. It has since been converted to residential use.
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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