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26 East 8th Street | also 14 University Place, 22 East 8th Street | Greenwich Village | built 1920

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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. 1916

    Sailors' Snug Harbor remodels the 1830s row at 26 East 8th Street into apartments

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    The corner house at University Place went up in 1834-35 on land owned by the charity Sailors' Snug Harbor. After the original 21-year leases expired, the owner had Nos. 12 to 26 converted to apartments in 1916, with Maynicke & Franke as architects. Entrances moved to street level and the facades were covered in light stucco, a Germanic take on Mediterranean styles that the city's landmarks report calls unique to Greenwich Village.

    “…remodeled in 1916 for conversion into apart­ments by the owner, Sailors' Snug Harbor, after expiration of the twenty-one year leases. Maynicke & Franke were the architects…”

    Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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