80 2nd Avenue
East Village | built 1841
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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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- 1881
Julius Boekell raises 80 Second Avenue, one of Elisha Peck's row houses, to a full four stories
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Elisha Peck was the original owner of the house, built around 1841 as a three-story Greek Revival row house with a raised basement and a peaked attic, one of a row at 78 to 84 Second Avenue. In 1881 owner George Roll hired the architect Julius Boekell to bring the fourth story up to full height. The neo-Grec bracketed cornice may date from that job. In 1920 the stoop was removed and a two-story storefront extension was added.
“The fourth story was raised to full height in 1881; it is possible the neo-Grec-style cornice dates from those alterations.”
- 1922
Gunmen fire at mob boss Joe Masseria as he leaves his apartment at 80 Second Avenue, and he escapes
Joe Masseria, who lived at 80 Second Avenue, walked out of the building on August 9, 1922, and two armed men rushed him and opened fire. He ducked into the store next door at no. 82 and was later found upstairs, sitting on his bed in a daze, his straw hat holed by two bullets. The attackers sped off west on East 5th Street toward the Bowery, shooting into a crowd and wounding six people. The escape earned Masseria a reputation among gangsters as a man who could dodge bullets.
“On August 9, 1922, Masseria walked out of his apartment at 80 2nd Avenue, and was rushed by two armed men who opened fire on him.”
Source: Wikipedia
Further reading
- 80 Second AvenueVillage Preservation: East Village Building Blocks
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