256 East 10th Street
East Village | built 1920
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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.
- 1901
Charles B. Meyers designs a neo-Renaissance tenement
Architect Charles B. Meyers files plans on March 6, 1900, for a six-story brick flat for developer Gordon, Levy & Co. Completed in 1901 at a cost of $50,000, the neo-Renaissance building has red brick above a rusticated brownstone base. Its off-center entrance is framed by carved Renaissance-style pilasters, and a blind cartouche decorates the entablature.
Source: Daytonian in Manhattan
- 1936
Six residents register as Communist Party members
In 1936 six residents of 256 East 10th Street are on the government's list of registered Communist Party members. The party is popular among working-class residents of the Lower East Side and East Village in the first half of the 20th century. Over the years the building's tenants also include suitcase makers, house painters, and barbers.
Source: Daytonian in Manhattan
Further reading
- Charles B. Meyers's 1901 256 East 10th StreetDaytonian in Manhattan
- 256 East 10th Street; 256-258 East 10th StreetVillage Preservation: East Village Building Blocks
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