36 Bedford Street
West Village | built 1836
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The city photographed every building for its tax records around 1940 and again in the 1980s. NYC Municipal Archives.
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- 1836
Peter P. Voorhees of New Jersey has a row house built at 36 Bedford Street
No. 36 Bedford Street went up around 1836 for Peter P. Voorhees of New Jersey, when this part of Greenwich Village was turning into a desirable district for middle- and upper-class New Yorkers. The Landmarks Preservation Commission attributes the design to James D. Whitall. Voorhees sold in 1838, and by 1875 the single-family house had become a multi-family dwelling.
“…constructed c. 1836 for Peter P. Voorhees, of New Jersey…”
- 1925
A third story and a studio window give 36 Bedford Street a bohemian look
In 1925 the building was raised from two stories to three, and part of the front wall was opened up for a garage. In 1930 architect Matthew Del Gaudio removed the garage door and restored the parlor-level windows. By the late 1930s the stoop was gone and the facade was stuccoed, while the fanlight, the third-story studio window and an Art Deco fire escape had all been added since 1925.
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