55 2nd Avenue
East Village | built 1901
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- 1901
George F. Pelham designs a seven-story tenement for 26 families and two stores
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In 1901 the architect George Frederick Pelham designed 55 Second Avenue for the owners Pincus Lowenfeld and William Prager. The seven-story building was laid out for 26 families and two ground-floor stores, and its brick facade is trimmed with terra cotta and limestone. The two stores were merged into one in 1937.
Further reading
- 55 Second AvenueVillage Preservation: East Village Building Blocks
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