54 Great Jones Street

NoHo | built 1851

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1. 1851

   Physician Nehemiah U. Tompkins builds an Italianate investment property at 54 Great Jones Street

   Around 1851 Nehemiah U. Tompkins, a physician, built this four-story Italianate building as an investment. Doggett's New York Street Directory for 1851 records two occupants there: the painter Daniel M'Cartan and E. F. Hill, who sold pianos. Little else is known about Tompkins beyond his profession, and his estate still owned the building in 1938.

   Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

2. 1880

   A machinist, a barkeeper and a butcher raise young families at 54 Great Jones Street

   The 1880 census recorded three young immigrant families with American-born children at the address, along with one woman living on her own. The heads of the three households worked as a machinist, a barkeeper and a butcher. By the mid-twentieth century the building had become a factory and office space.

   “…the 1880 census enumerator recorded the presence of three young immigrant families with their American-born children along with a single female tenant... machinist... barkeeper... butcher…”

   Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

3. 1965

   Buildings Department records show 54 Great Jones Street in use as artists' studios and a store

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   By the mid-twentieth century the old dwelling had become a factory and office building for hat and cap makers and trucking companies, and in 1938 architect Sidney Daub altered it for a restaurant, office and factory. By 1965 Buildings Department documents record it as artists' studios and a store. The Great Jones Street Cafe has occupied the ground floor since at least 1986.

   Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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