7 9th Avenue

West Village | built 1849

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.

1873
Felix Larkin runs a saloon at 7 Ninth Avenue, where his family also lives
Felix Larkin began operating a saloon at No. 7 Ninth Avenue, which also has the address 2 Little West 12th Street, in 1873. By the time of the 1890 census he and his family lived in the building, which had become a multiple dwelling like its neighbor at No. 5.
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission
1897
The old rowhouse at 7 Ninth Avenue becomes a hotel in 1897
No. 7 Ninth Avenue, built around 1849 as one of three rowhouses, was converted into a hotel in 1897, after a saloon had operated there since 1873. Later occupants included David Greenfield's paper-bag business from 1939 to 1959 and the Little West 12th Street Realty Corp. from 1965 to 1970.
“No. 7 was converted into a hotel in 1897.”
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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