72 Bedford Street
also 30 Commerce Street | West Village | built 1901
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The city photographed every building for its tax records around 1940 and again in the 1980s. NYC Municipal Archives.
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- 1901
W. C. Dickerson builds a six-story corner apartment house for Emanuel Glauber beside Federal-era cottages
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The six-story apartment house at Bedford and Commerce Streets, listed as 72-74 Bedford, was built in 1899-1901 to designs by W. C. Dickerson for Emanuel Glauber. It has stores on the ground floor and a heavy cornice over arched windows. The Landmarks report describes it as a sober turn-of-the-century building and notes how sharply it contrasts with the three small Federal houses of 1821 next door.
“…built in 1899-1901 and designed by the architect W. C. Dickerson for Emanuel Glauber. With its stores at the ground floor and heavy cornice above arched windows…”
Further reading
- Then & Now photos: 72-74 Bedford Street (aka 30-32 Commerce Street)Village Preservation: Greenwich Village Then & Now
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