Greenwich Village Historic District Extension II Designation Report
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Cover Photograph: Father Demo Square and Our Lady of Pompeii Church (Matthew Del Gaudio, 1926-28), Bleecker and Carmine Streets Christopher D. Brazee, 2010 Greenwich Village Historic District Extension II Designation Report Essay researched and written by Olivia Klose Architects’ and Builders’ Appendix researched and written by Marianne Percival Building Profiles by Olivia Klose, Virginia Kurshan, and Marianne Percival Editorial Assistance by Christopher D. Brazee Edited by Mary Beth Betts, Director of Research Photographs by Christopher D. Brazee Map by Jennifer L. Most Commissioners Robert B. Tierney, Chair Pablo E. Vengoechea, Vice-Chair Frederick Bland Christopher Moore Stephen F. Byrns Margery Perlmutter Diana Chapin Elizabeth Ryan Joan Gerner Roberta Washington Roberta Brandes Gratz Kate Daly, Executive Director Mark Silberman, Counsel Sarah Carroll, Director of Preservation TABLE OF CONTENTS GREENWICH VILLAGE HISTORIC DISTRICT EXTENSION II MAP ...................... FACING PAGE 1 TESTIMONY AT THE PUBLIC HEARING .............................................................................................. 1 GREENWICH VILLAGE HISTORIC DISTRICT EXTENSION II BOUNDARIES ................................ 1 SUMMARY .................................................................................................................................................. 3 HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE GREENWICH VILLAGE HISTORIC DISTRICT EXTENSION II ............................................................................................................................................ 5 Pre-Civil War Development ................................................................................................................... 5 The Historic District Extension from the Civil War to World War I ..................................................... 7 World War I to World War II ................................................................................................................. 9 1950s to the Present .............................................................................................................................. 11 Architectural Development in the Historic District Extension ............................................................. 13 FINDINGS AND DESIGNATION ............................................................................................................ 24 BUILDING PROFILES .............................................................................................................................. 26 17 to 29 Bedford Street (West Side) ..................................................................................................... 26 2 to 22 Bedford Street (East Side) ........................................................................................................ 32 31 to 37A Bedford Street (West Side) .................................................................................................. 42 24 to 30 Bedford Street (East Side) ...................................................................................................... 47 32 to 44 Bedford Street (East Side) ...................................................................................................... 50 46 to 50 Bedford Street (East Side) ...................................................................................................... 57 226 to 232 Bleecker Street (West Side) ............................................................................................... 58 233 to 255 Bleecker Street (East Side) ................................................................................................. 60 234 to 246 Bleecker Street (West Side) ............................................................................................... 71 257 to 279 Bleecker Street (East Side) ................................................................................................. 71 250 to 270 Bleecker Street (West Side) ............................................................................................... 79 281 to 287 Bleecker Street (East Side) ................................................................................................. 88 272 to 286 Bleecker Street (West Side) ............................................................................................... 93 5 to 15 Carmine Street (North Side) ................................................................................................... 100 17 to 49 Carmine Street (North Side) ................................................................................................. 106 22 to 58 Carmine Street (South Side) ................................................................................................. 121 1 to 37 Cornelia Street (North Side) ................................................................................................... 136 2 to 40 Cornelia Street (South Side) ................................................................................................... 153 1 to 33 Downing Street (North Side) .................................................................................................. 166 2 to 32 Downing Street (South Side) .................................................................................................. 178 35 to 55½ Downing Street (North Side) ............................................................................................. 183 34 to 48 Downing Street (South Side) ................................................................................................ 187 1 to 33 Jones Street (North Side) ........................................................................................................ 195 2 to 34 Jones Street (South Side) ........................................................................................................ 209 1 to 31 Leroy Street (North Side) ....................................................................................................... 224 2 to 38 Leroy Street (South Side) ....................................................................................................... 235 40 to 42 Leroy Street (South Side) ..................................................................................................... 249 58 to 68 Leroy Street (South Side) ..................................................................................................... 252 1 to 15 Morton Street (North Side) ..................................................................................................... 258 2 to 20 Morton Street (South Side) ..................................................................................................... 265 2 to 22 Seventh Avenue South (West Side) ....................................................................................... 275 27 to 43 Seventh Avenue South (East Side) ....................................................................................... 277 47 to 63 Seventh Avenue South (East Side) ....................................................................................... 280 251 to 263 Sixth Avenue (West Side) ................................................................................................ 283 273 to 281 Sixth Avenue (West Side) ................................................................................................ 284 Sixth Avenue (West Side) .................................................................................................................. 285 301 to 339 Sixth Avenue (West Side) ................................................................................................ 286 160 to 174 West 4th Street (West Side)............................................................................................... 299 180 to 184 West 4th Street (West Side)............................................................................................... 304 172 to 178 West Houston Street (North Side) .................................................................................... 306 ARCHITECTS‘ AND BUILDERS‘ APPENDIX .................................................................................... 311 BIBLIOGRAPHY ..................................................................................................................................... 352 ILLUSTRATIONS ................................................................................................................................... 357 Greenwich Village Historic District Extension II W W a 4 v er Greenwich Village S ly t Pl Historic District Extension II t Borough of Manhattan, NY S 1 8 n 4 Landmarks Preservation Commission o t W s e S e d s rov t u W G a H sh 1 in Calendared: June 23, 2009 2 gt on Public Hearing: October 27, 2009 Greenwich Village P l Designated: June 22, 2010 2 t Historic District 8 S 7 s 2 ne 8 o 3 6 J t 6 S 1 Boundary of Existing District w 3 6 rro 3 0 Ba 34 1 Boundary of District Extension 2 9 t 3 S 3 rce Tax Map Lots, District Extension me t om 1 S C elia 2 B rn Co le 15 e c k 20 e 37 r 2 4 S Greenwich Village t t Historic District n S Manhattan rto Extension II Mo Queens 1 2 s W a c 3 7 i r S 2 t t y S e 5 ro 0 Le m 5 A 31 2 e 3 h 3 T f 42 4 M 5 O i ne v tt A a 2 8 2 / L t 5 a Brooklyn S 2 v St oy 2 t Luke er S 2 A 's P L S 2 l 8 e 6 in 6 6 v arm t A C S 9 l 7 4 a Existing Historic Districts g u t o S District Extension 3 ta D ¯ 7 et A 1 in c 64 B M a e 2 M d t f S o ing t r n S 2 d ow D n Clark S a son t v St li t l