Colonnade Row (430 Lafayette Street)
430 Lafayette Street | NoHo | built 1833
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- 1833
Seth Geer builds LaGrange Terrace, though several architects get credit for its design
Colonnade Row is believed to have been built by Seth Geer, a contractor from Albany. The design has also been credited to Alexander Jackson Davis, Ithiel Town and James Dakin; Town and Dakin reportedly began work in the winter of 1831-32, and some doubt Davis took part at all. The Landmarks Commission says the row was finished in 1833. Its marble fronts are tied together by Corinthian columns.
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- 1844
David Gardiner, who lived at 430 Lafayette, dies aboard the USS Princeton before his daughter marries President Tyler
David Gardiner, a lawyer and former state senator, later lived at 430 Lafayette Street. He died on February 28, 1844, when the huge gun called the Peacemaker exploded during a pleasure cruise on the Potomac. President John Tyler had proposed to his daughter Julia the year before, and the two married on June 26, 1844.
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- 1965
The Landmarks Commission lists the La Grange Terrace residents, including Tyler's wife and FDR's grandfather
When it landmarked 430 Lafayette Street in October 1965, the Commission described the row as rich in historical associations. It noted that President Tyler's wife lived there before their marriage, and that another resident was the grandfather of Franklin Roosevelt. John Jacob Astor Jr. and New York Governor Edwin D. Morgan also lived in the row.
“The wife of President Tyler lived there before their marriage; President Franklin Roosevelt's grandfather was another resident. John Jacob Astor, Jr. and Edwin D. Morgan…”
- 1984
Indochine opens with a dinner for Julian Schnabel and becomes a hangout for the East Village art crowd
The French-Vietnamese restaurant Indochine opened at 430 Lafayette Street in 1984, founded by Brian McNally and music producer John Loeffler. Its opening dinner honored the artist Julian Schnabel. It quickly became a gathering place for East Village artists including Jean-Michel Basquiat, Kenny Scharf and Andy Warhol.
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- 1992
Waiter-turned-owner Jean-Marc Houmard buys Indochine from Brian McNally
In 1992 McNally sold Indochine to Jean-Marc Houmard, who had started there as a waiter in 1986, together with partners Michael Callahan and chef Huy Chi Le. The new owners held on to much of the original look, such as the palm-leaf motif and dim lighting, and to the restaurant's distinctive menu.
“In 1992, McNally sold the business to Jean-Marc Houmard — who had started at the restaurant as a waiter in 1986…”
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- 2009
Rizzoli publishes a photo book for Indochine's 25th anniversary with guests from Madonna to Grace Jones
To mark the restaurant's 25th anniversary, Rizzoli published Indochine: Stories, Shaken and Stirred. The photo book gathers archival pictures of guests such as Madonna, Kate Moss, Grace Jones and Valentino, alongside stories by writers including Salman Rushdie and Moby. Vogue editor Anna Wintour called the restaurant virtually unique in New York.
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