William R. Salomon House

5 Washington Square North | Greenwich Village | built 1920

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

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

1833
James Tallmadge Jr. moves into a new Greek Revival mansion
In 1831 John Johnston, John Morrison, and James Boorman leased plots from Sailors' Snug Harbor and planned a row of high-end Greek Revival houses, finished in 1833. James Tallmadge Jr., a former U.S. congressman and New York lieutenant governor, had taken over the lease for No. 5 and moved in with his daughter, Mary Rebecca. He was also instrumental in founding New York University.
Source: Daytonian in Manhattan
1899
Charles Gould hires Louis Comfort Tiffany to redecorate the dining room
Charles Winthrop Gould, a wealthy widowed lawyer who had made the house his home by 1896, hired Louis Comfort Tiffany in 1899 to redecorate the dining room. A newspaper described the ceiling, walls, chandeliers, light globes, and even the dinner service as made of iridescent Favrile glass.
Source: Daytonian in Manhattan
1940
NYU leases the former Tallmadge mansion as its chancellor's home
In July 1940 The New York Times reported that New York University had leased 5 Washington Square North as the home of Chancellor Harry Woodburn Chase. The previous occupant had been Dr. Paul Luttinger, a physician active in the Communist Party. Now called the William R. Salomon House, the building holds NYU's Arts and Science faculty offices.
Source: Daytonian in Manhattan

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