60 East 4th Street

East Village | built 1891

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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. 1891

    Charles Rentz Jr., the architect of Webster Hall, designs this 1891 building

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    The architect Charles Rentz Jr. is credited with the 1891 building at 60 East 4th Street, one of the works the city's report lists for him. Born in New York to a cigar manufacturer from Wurttemberg, Rentz had been a beer dealer in 1879 and was listed as an architect by 1882. He designed many flats and tenements, but he is best known for Webster Hall and its annex.

    “Rentz was a prolific designer of flats and tenements in the 1880s but his best known work was his design for Webster Hall and its annex…”

    Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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