5 Minetta Street

Greenwich Village | built 1900

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1. 1834

   Ebenezer Williams builds a Federal row house on Minetta Street, with a neighbor and a rear house following

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   No. 5 Minetta Street was built around 1834 for Ebenezer Williams, and its neighbor No. 7 followed about 1836-37. A rear building, not visible from the street, was probably built for James Mexcey around 1841. In 1925-27 the architects Richard Berger & Son altered the two front houses for Charles F. Bisantz, and the lots were merged in 1965.

   Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

2. 1951

   Habib Katibah, an expert on Arabian affairs, is living at 5 Minetta Street when he dies

   Habib I. Katibah, a specialist in Arab affairs, was a resident of 5 Minetta Street when he died in 1951. Born in Syria, he had reported on the Near East for several newspapers, among them the Brooklyn Daily Eagle. He also served as press attache for the Syrian delegation to the United Nations, according to the Landmarks Preservation Commission, which cites his New York Times obituary.

   “Habib I. Katibah, an authority on Arabian affairs, lived at 5 Minetta Street at the time of his death in 1951.”

   Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

3. 1967

   Anne Eisner Putnam, who painted the life of Congo pygmies, is a resident when she dies

   Anne Eisner Putnam, a writer and artist, lived at 5 Minetta Street when she died in 1967. She was best known for her writing and paintings about the pygmies of the Belgian Congo, and her art was shown at the Museum of Modern Art, the Art Institute of Chicago and other institutions. The Landmarks Preservation Commission also records that the Polari Gallery had made its home in the building in 1956.

   Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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