510 LaGuardia Place

also 142 Bleecker Street | Greenwich Village | built 1872

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  1. 1866

    August 13

    The Freedman's Bank opens its New York branch in an earlier building on this corner

    The New York branch of the Freedman's Savings and Trust Company opened on August 13, 1866, in an earlier building on this lot, then numbered 1 Carroll Place, at the southwest corner of Bleecker Street and what is now LaGuardia Place. The corner lay in the neighborhood known as Little Africa. The bank moved down Bleecker Street by 1867, and the old building was demolished soon afterward to make way for the present one.

    Source: Village Preservation

  2. 1871

    Henry Fernbach designs an Italianate loft building at Bleecker Street and Laurens Street

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    Henry Fernbach, the architect of Central Synagogue, designed this loft building in 1871-72, while the widening of Laurens Street was still under way. It was built with a mansard roof and a cast-iron corner. The commission came from J. A. Page.

    “…built in 1871-72 even as the street widening project was still underway. It was designed by Henry Fernbach and originally featured a Mansard roof and cast-iron corner.”

    Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

  3. 1885

    A fire leads to the mansard roof being replaced with a full fifth story

    After a fire in 1885, alteration plans filed that year removed the building's mansard roof and replaced it with a full fifth story. In the 1950s the cast-iron ornament on the chamfered corner was removed and the corner rebuilt in brick. The city's landmarks report lists the sculptor Anita Weschler among its notable residents in the 1960s.

    “Mansard roof removed and replaced with a full fifth story following a fire in 1885 (ALT 854-1885). ... Notable residents include sculptor Anita Weschler (1960s).”

    Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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