141 Avenue D; 139-141 Avenue D | Block : 379 | Lot #34

Description & Building Alterations

139-141 Avenue D was built in 1893 by Buchman & Deisler for Lichtenstein Bros. & Co. as a cigar factory.  For a time in the mid-1800s, Lichtenstein was the largest cigar manufacturer in the United States.  The 6-story tall and 6-bay wide building was designed in the Romanesque Revival Style.  The contrast between the red brick and the white stone coupled with the deeply recessed round-arched windows are indicative of this style. The windows on the third through fifth floors are grouped into two symmetrical groups with a continuing stone sill and lintel unifying them.  The sixth floor features eight arched windows with arched brick-detailed window lintels and a continuous stone sill across all eight openings.  The facade is further detail by the brick designs that articulate each floor.

In the early part of the 20th century, the buildings was occupied by the Wheatsworth Bakery before they built their new factory building at 436-446 East 10th Street.