747 Greenwich Street
West Village | built 1835
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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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- 1835
Abraham W. Cooper builds a twin to his neighboring house at 747 Greenwich Street
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At 747 Greenwich Street, Abraham W. Cooper built a house in 1835 that was originally a twin of his No. 745 next door. Unlike its neighbor it was later raised to a full three stories, losing its low attic windows and its roof cornice to a plain brick parapet. Above the second floor, the brickwork changes from the original Flemish bond to running bond, marking where the building was extended upward.
“…originally a twin of No. 745, was also built for Abraham W. Cooper in 1835…”
Further reading
- Then & Now photos: 747 Greenwich StreetVillage Preservation: Greenwich Village Then & Now
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