58 2nd Avenue

East Village | built 1845

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1. 1844

   Developers Anson G. Phelps and Elisha Peck build a row of houses at 58 to 70 Second Avenue

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   Anson G. Phelps and Elisha Peck were among the busiest real-estate developers in this part of the East Village in the 1840s. Around 1844-45 they put up a row of seven houses at 58 to 70 Second Avenue, which included this one. Their other documented rows included houses at 72 to 84 Second Avenue and a group of six directly across the street, in a stretch that was filling with the homes of wealthy New Yorkers.

   Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

2. 1928

   Architect Henry Harrison gives the 1840s row house at 58 Second Avenue a new Arts and Crafts front

   In 1928, for Marklay Realty Corporation, architect Henry Harrison remodels the house at 58 Second Avenue, which dates from the 1844-45 Phelps and Peck row. The stoop is removed, a storefront goes in, and a new facade replaces the old one. The front that results is Arts and Crafts in style, with patterned brickwork, decorative spandrels and a tympanum.

   Source: buildingblocks.villagepreservation.org

Further reading

• 58 Second AvenueVillage Preservation: East Village Building Blocks

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