93 Perry Street

West Village | built 1900

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

Written with AI from the source each entry cites, then fact-checked.

1828
Abraham Campbell builds his frame house at 93 Perry Street
In 1811 carpenter-builder Abraham A. Campbell leases the Perry Street plot. He builds a wooden workshop at the rear in 1827 and his own frame house at the front a year later. Clients reach the shop by a narrow horse walk beside the house.
Source: Daytonian in Manhattan
1893
December 11
Patrolman Robert Pitcairn dies after years living at 93 Perry Street
Robert B. Pitcairn, a New York City police officer in the 9th Precinct, dies on December 11, 1893, at age 63. He and his family had moved into 93 Perry Street after 1876. His widow Mary stays on into the 1900s and dies in late 1904.
Source: Daytonian in Manhattan
1927
April 17
Builders remodel the compound into artist studios
Builders MacKathryn and O'Sullivan buy the property and announce on April 17, 1927, that they will remodel it into studios. Architect Floyd McCathern moves the main house's entrance to the side, coats the wooden buildings in thick stucco and adds a Spanish balcony to the front building. The result is the Mediterranean-style compound that survives today.
Source: Daytonian in Manhattan

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