Tavern on Jane

31 8th Avenue | also 33 Jane Street | West Village | built 1842

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

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1842
Alfred A. Milner builds the stuccoed corner house at Jane Street and Eighth Avenue
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The three-story corner building at 33 Jane Street, also numbered 31 Eighth Avenue, was built in 1842 for Alfred A. Milner. Milner, a baker, built the larger house at No. 35 Jane Street five years later. The corner building has a truncated corner facing both streets and has since been altered and covered in smooth stucco.
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission
1995
Michael Stewart and Horton Foote Jr. open Tavern on Jane in a former seafood restaurant
In 1995 partners Michael Stewart and Horton Foote Jr. took over the shell of a defunct seafood restaurant at 31 Eighth Avenue and opened Tavern on Jane. Stewart began the annual Jane Street Block Party in 1996, closing the street each October for burgers and beer. Foote left in 2014, when Stewart became the sole owner.
Source: Village Preservation

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