54 2nd Avenue

also 43 East 3rd Street | East Village | built 1841

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

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1871
The ground floor of an 1841 row house is rebuilt for a grocer and a wine saloon
In 1871 the architects Kinkel & Klemt altered the first floor and basement of the three-story row house at 54 Second Avenue, at the corner of East 3rd Street. The new space was meant for a grocer and a wine saloon, turning a house built about 1841 for John Valentine into a corner business. The ground floor has been rebuilt again since, with concrete piers and a glazed storefront.
Source: buildingblocks.villagepreservation.org
1892
A fourth story and rear extension are added to the old row house for Ferdinand Spangenberg
The building began as a three-story Greek Revival row house around 1841, built for John Valentine. In 1892 the firm of Kurtzer & Rohl designed a fourth story and rear extensions for Ferdinand Spangenberg, who is listed as the owner at that date. The simple molded cornice from the older house remains.
“A fourth story and rear extensions were added in 1892 (ALT 561-1892) during alterations designed by Kurtzer & Rohl.”
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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