58 Charles Street

West Village | built 1900

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The lot about 1940
About 1940. Via 1940s.nyc
The lot about 1985
About 1985. Via 80s.nyc

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

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  1. 1841

    The mason John Cole builds 58 Charles Street, and a 1923 remodeling swaps its cornice for a tiled pseudo roof

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    John Cole, a mason, built this Greek Revival house in 1841-42. In 1923 it was remodeled to give it a basement entrance, and a tiled false roof with a cove beneath replaced the cornice. The muntined windows were left unchanged.

    “Built in 1841-42 by John Cole, a mason, this Greek Revival house was remodeled in 1923 to provide a basement entrance and a tiled pseudo roof…”

    Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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