739 Greenwich Street
West Village | built 1843
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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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- 1843
Builder David J. Brinckerhoff puts up a brick house at 739 Greenwich Street and sells it to James J. Brinckerhoff
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In 1843 the builder David J. Brinckerhoff finished this brick house as one of several he erected, then sold it to James J. Brinckerhoff. It probably began as a house of about two and a half stories. Over the years the stoop was removed in favor of a deep, round-arched basement entrance, and the original roof cornice gave way to a stepped brick parapet. The house now stands three stories high with a basement.
“…one of several erected by David J. Brinckerhoff, builder, who then sold it to James J. Brinckerhoff…”
Further reading
- Then & Now photos: 739 Greenwich StreetVillage Preservation: Greenwich Village Then & Now
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