319 Avenue of the Americas

West Village | built 1828

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.

1911
The rear wall of 319 Sixth Avenue is raised about seven and a half feet in 1911 for owner Angeline Graffini
After the 1880 census found three families living at 319 Sixth Avenue, the building changed hands in 1911 to Angeline Graffini. That year its rear wall was raised by roughly seven and a half feet and the flat roof was extended. The house had been raised to four stories around 1864 and carried a store on the ground floor and an extension behind.
“The rear wall of the building was raised about 7 feet 6 inches and the flat roof extended in 1911.”
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission
1966
A musical instrument shop occupies the second floor of 319 Sixth Avenue in 1966
By 1966 the building at 319 Sixth Avenue held four apartments, a store and an office on the ground floor, and a shop selling musical instruments on the second story. The landmarks survey of the block also records a round access plate at the site inscribed with the words RT, Subway and NYC.
“In 1966, the building included four apartments, with a store and office on the ground floor and a musical instrument shop on the second story.”
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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