47 Madison Street

Two Bridges | built 1910

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Written with AI from the source each entry cites, then fact-checked.

1. 1808

   A cabinetmaker's shop operates in a Federal-style house on Bancker Street by 1808

   By 1808 George Hauptman had a cabinetmaking shop in this two-and-a-half-story Federal-style house, with his workshop at street level and living space above. The street was then called Bancker Street, and it was renamed Madison Street in 1826. The house later became the last of the block's old Federal homes.

   Source: Daytonian in Manhattan

2. 1853

   John Marriott runs rat-and-dog fights at his Sportsman's Hall

   A decade before the better-known Sportsman's Hall on Water Street opened in 1863, John Marriott ran his own at No. 49 Madison Street. Patrons bet on how quickly a dog, usually a terrier, could kill 100 rats, and boys were paid to collect wharf rats from the riverfront. A March 1853 advertisement promised rat killing every Monday evening.

   Source: Daytonian in Manhattan

3. 1900

   A single company handles construction, trash removal, and embalming from the address

   By 1900 Patrick Charles Murphy ran the Downtown Contracting Co. from the building's commercial space. The firm was a construction company that also hauled trash and offered undertaking and embalming services. Murphy advertised the odd mix in The Sun.

   Source: Daytonian in Manhattan

Further reading

• Rat Fights, Embalming and Trash Removal - No. 47-49 Madison StreetDaytonian in Manhattan
• A once-elegant Lower East Side house where a gruesome sport played outEphemeral New York

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