638 East 12th Street
East Village | built 1958
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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.
- 1916
New York Iron Works is based at 638 East 12th Street by 1916
Built in the mid-19th century as a four-story tenement with shops on the ground floor, 638 East 12th Street is home to industrial shops by 1900, including a horseshoer, a cabinetmaker and a tailor. By 1916 it houses the New York Iron Works. In 1950 the company removes the top floors of the front building and fills in the cellar, leaving it two stories tall.
Further reading
- 644 East 12th Street; 640-644 East 12th StreetVillage Preservation: East Village Building Blocks
- 638 East 12th Street; 638 Rear East 12 StVillage Preservation: East Village Building Blocks
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