416 Lafayette Street

NoHo | built 1886

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

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1886
Catherine Lorillard Wolfe's former house at 416 Lafayette Street becomes an Episcopal library
Before 1886 this was a private house owned by Catherine Lorillard Wolfe, a philanthropist and art patron who gave more than $4,000,000 to the Episcopal Church, museums, hospitals, schools and local charities. In 1886 it was converted into a library and offices serving the Episcopal Diocese of New York. The Diocese kept the property until at least 1930.
“…converted to a library and office space serving the Episcopal Diocese of New York. The house had been owned by philanthropist and art patron Catherine Lorillard Wolfe…”
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission
1958
The old diocesan house at 416 Lafayette Street becomes an apartment building in 1958
In 1958 the building was converted to a multiple dwelling, and its facade was completely altered. The house had served the Episcopal Diocese of New York as a library and offices.
“It was converted to a multiple dwelling in 1958. The facade was completely altered at this time.”
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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