58 East 7th Street

East Village | built 1840

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

Written with AI from the source each entry cites, then fact-checked.

1840
A Greek Revival row house is built at 58 East 7th Street for Thomas E. Davis
The lot at 58 East 7th Street was built on in 1839-40 with a Greek Revival row house, including a basement and attic, for Thomas E. Davis. Today's five-story building descends from that house, and its neo-Grec window frames and cornice rosettes were probably added in a later enlargement.
Source: buildingblocks.villagepreservation.org
1885
Ellen T. Mitchell has the row house at 58 East 7th Street enlarged in 1885
In 1885 architects Babcock & McAvoy altered the old house for owner Ellen T. Mitchell. The attic was raised to a full story, a flat roof was added, and a four-story extension went up at the rear. The report reads this as probably the point when the house became a multiple dwelling.
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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