110 Avenue A; 112 Avenue A; 110-112 Avenue A | Block : 402 | Lot #7501

Building Date : 1853-54
Original Use : Residential

Original Owner : William B. Astor
Original Architect : Unknown

Description & Building Alterations

This pair of four-story tenement buildings was built 1853-54. The simple brick building is similar to the structure at the corner of Avenue A and East 6th Street, on the other side of the theater building. The primary facade on Avenue A has six windows on each of the upper floors as well as a commercial ground floor. The secondary facade on the East 7th Street side had five bays of windows with the center windows placed between floor levels, indicating a stairway. The lintels on the front facade are simple, rectangular and flush with the wall plane. The classical cornice is comprised of simple molding profiles and block modillions. There is a one story extension in the rear of the building that does not connect to the neighboring building on East 7th Street.

Block : 402 / Lot : 010 / Building Date : 1853-54 / Original Owner : William B. Astor / Original Use : Residential / Original Architect : Unknown

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