387 Avenue of the Americas
West Village | built 1827
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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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- 1827
Alfred S. Pell builds a pair of Federal houses that gain a fourth story in 1878
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In 1826-27 Alfred S. Pell, who developed a good deal of property in the Village, built a pair of Federal houses here at Nos. 387 and 389. They stood three and a half stories tall, with dormers and paneled lintels. A remodeling in 1878 replaced the dormers with a full fourth story. Today the pair shows Neo-Grec details of the 1870s, including heavy incised lintels and bracketed roof cornices.
“…built in 1826-27 in the Federal style. ... They were erected for Alfred S. Pell, who developed considerable property in The Village. In the remodeling of 1878…”
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- Then & Now photos: 387 Sixth AvenueVillage Preservation: Greenwich Village Then & Now
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