79 Sullivan Street

SoHo | built 1900

The city photographed every building for its tax records around 1940 and again in the 1980s. NYC Municipal Archives.

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1887
German-born architects Ernst Schneider and Henry Herter begin a partnership in 1887 that lasts nearly two decades
Ernst Schneider and Henry Herter both came to the United States from Germany. Schneider had designed a row of neo-Grec houses on Columbus Avenue in 1885, and two years later began a partnership with Herter that lasted close to twenty years. Their firm designed many residential buildings across Manhattan, including 79 Sullivan Street in 1900.
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission
1900
Schneider & Herter design a seven-story tenement at 79 Sullivan Street for Leopla Kaufmann
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Schneider & Herter drew up this seven-story old-law tenement, filed with the Buildings Department in 1900 for owner Leopla Kaufmann. Its brick and stone front is trimmed with terra-cotta tile, including foliate ornament around the arched windows and a belt course at the fourth floor. A basket-style fire escape was installed during construction.
“…designed by Schneider & Herter and built in 1900…”
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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