51 Wooster Street

SoHo | built 1900

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.

1822
Thomas F. Popham has a brick house built at 51 Wooster Street
No. 51 Wooster Street was completed in 1822 as a brick dwelling for Thomas F. Popham. The city's SoHo-Cast Iron Historic District report notes it and neighboring No. 53 as the two buildings on the block that date from the 1820s. Both houses were later converted into stores and lofts.
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission
1888
A storefront and cornice turn the 1822 house at 51 Wooster Street into a shop
In 1888 the old Popham house at 51 Wooster Street was altered for commerce, with a new storefront and a cornice added. The district report lists the building as four stories and three windows wide, with a brick and iron facade.
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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