468 Avenue of the Americas
also 466 Avenue of the Americas | Greenwich Village | built 1844
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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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- 1844
No. 468 keeps its small-paned upper windows and stands a little taller than its southern neighbors
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Built in 1844 with simple cornices and window lintels, 468 Sixth Avenue is one of three houses in a row (Nos. 466-470) that kept their muntined upper sash, the small-paned windows of the period. Though only three stories, the trio rise slightly higher than the older houses to the south. The 1969 district report treats the row as modest architecture that preserves the Village's uniform scale and materials.
“…they are slightly higher than their neighbors to the south. Little rows such as this one retain the homogeneous scale and use of materials…”
Further reading
- Then & Now photos: 468 Sixth AvenueVillage Preservation: Greenwich Village Then & Now
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