389 Bleecker Street

West Village | built 1852

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

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1852
Henry Sankston has 389 Bleecker Street built in 1852, shortly before his death
Henry Sankston of 77 Perry Street had 389 Bleecker Street and its twin at 391 built in 1852, shortly before he died. By 1858 his estate owned all the houses to the Perry Street corner, plus some around the corner. The pair's cornices rest on a row of narrow brackets that end in turned drops, and the muntined upper windows shrink in size on each higher floor.
“This pair of houses was built in 1852 for Henry Sankston of 77 Perry Street, shortly before his death.”
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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