540 East 6th Street
East Village | built 1920
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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 twin Queen Anne tenements on East 6th Street
Architects Schneider & Herter designed twin old-law tenements at 538 and 540 East 6th Street in 1899 for owner John Houlaghan, on oddly shaped lots shaped by old farm lines. The page describes No. 538 as Queen Anne in style, with terracotta details, brick belt courses, and a row of arched third-floor windows, housing four families per floor above a basement with stores and a wood shop. The lot had once belonged to William B. Astor and was leased to various tenants between 1850 and 1875.
Further reading
- 542 East 6th StreetVillage Preservation: East Village Building Blocks
- 540 East 6th StreetVillage Preservation: East Village Building Blocks
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