50 2nd Avenue
also 40 East 3rd Street | East Village | built 1899
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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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- 1899
Schneider & Herter design a tenement for developer Abraham Silverson
Abraham Silverson built a six-story old-law tenement at 50 Second Avenue and 40-42 East 3rd Street in 1899, designed by the firm Schneider & Herter. Its Renaissance Revival facade has terra-cotta window frames, curved piers, an entrance door hood, a cornice with modillions, and terra-cotta ornamental panels. The original storefront has since been altered.
Further reading
- 50-52 Second Avenue; 40-42 East 3rd StreetVillage Preservation: East Village Building Blocks
- 46-48 Second AvenueVillage Preservation: East Village Building Blocks
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