70 Charles Street

West Village | built 1861

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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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1861
No. 70 keeps its stoop and round-arched ironwork with Second Empire detail
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Built in 1861 by the builder Albro Howell as one of a row of Italianate houses, No. 70 Charles Street still has its stoop. The railing at the stoop and areaway has a round-arched design with lavish detail that reflects the French Second Empire style, then in fashion.
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

Further reading

Then & Now photos: 70 Charles StreetVillage Preservation: Greenwich Village Then & Now

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