97 Avenue A

East Village | built 1850

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

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1849
George Schwartz leases Astor land on Avenue A and has a four-story tenement built here
The lot at 97 Avenue A was part of the real-estate holdings of John Jacob Astor. In 1849 it was leased to George Schwartz Sr., who had the four-story brick building erected. City tax records show it went up together with the house next door, on lot 36. A galvanized-iron cornice with a pediment still tops the facade.
“The lot was first leased to George Schwartz, Sr. in 1849 who had this building erected. Tax records show this was built with the house next door…”
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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