31 Walker Street

also 299 Church Street | Tribeca | built 1868

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

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1868
John B. Snook designs a corner store and loft building for Thomas Lewis at Church and Walker
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Thomas Lewis hired the commercial architect John B. Snook to design this five-story corner building, built in 1867-68 on the site of two two-story frame buildings. It runs about 42 feet along Church Street and 53 feet along Walker Street. A preliminary scheme, kept at the New-York Historical Society, was Italianate, but the building as completed shows many Second Empire features.
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission
1928
The Lewis estates alter the sidewalk and vault at 299 Church Street for street widening
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The property stayed with the Lewis family until the middle of the twentieth century, and one occupant was a tool company. In 1928 the John A. Lewis Estate and the Herbert Lewis Estate had John B. Snook Sons alter the sidewalk and vault, work needed because the street was being widened.
“Sidewalk and vault altered for street widening. Architect -- John B. Snook Sons owners -- John A. Lewis Estate & Herbert Lewis Estate…”
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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