96 Prince Street

also 98 Prince Street | SoHo | built 1882

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The lot about 1940
About 1940. Via 1940s.nyc
The lot about 1985
About 1985. Via 80s.nyc

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

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  1. 1882

    July

    Henry Fernbach completes a five-story iron-fronted store for A. B. Strange at 96-98 Prince Street

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    Construction began in July 1881 and finished on July 1, 1882, to designs by Henry Fernbach, with Robinson & Wallace as builder. Originally a store for owner A. B. Strange, it has an iron facade five stories high and six bays wide. Its roof entablature was later removed, and it shares a single facade with the neighboring building at 100 Prince Street.

    Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

  2. 1968

    October

    Paula Cooper opens her gallery at 96 Prince Street with $4,400

    Dealer Paula Cooper opened her gallery here in October 1968, despite being told that no one would go downtown. The opening show benefited a student anti-war committee and included the first wall drawing by Sol LeWitt, along with works by Carl Andre, Dan Flavin, Donald Judd and Robert Ryman. By 1975 the neighborhood had been renamed SoHo and counted 83 other galleries.

    “Cooper opened the first gallery at 96 Prince Street with $4,400 in October 1968. ... The exhibition featured LeWitt's first wall drawing…”

    Source: Wikipedia

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