164 First Avenue; 245-247 East 10th Street | Block : 438 | Lot #1

Building Date : 1838-39 (no. 164), 1872 (no. 247)
Original Use : Residential

Original Owner : Fisher Bride (no. 164), William Morris (no. 247)
Original Architect : Unknown (no. 164), W.E. Waring (no. 247)

Description & Building Alterations

Two buildings sit on this lot, one four-story building at 164 First Avenue/245 East 10th Street, and one five-story building at No. 247 East 10th Street. 164 First Avenue was erected in 1838-39, and was raised from three stories to four stories in 1864. The second building was built in 1872 and designed by W.E. Waring.

164 First Avenue has a denticulated cornice and simple window lintels and sills. No. 247 East 10th Street features a bracketed cornice with a decorated frieze, molded lintels, footed sills, and an entrance flanked by fluted pilasters.

Block : 438 / Lot : 001 / Building Date : 1838-39 (no. 164), 1872 (no. 247) / Original Owner : Fisher Bride (no. 164), William Morris (no. 247) / Original Use : Residential / Original Architect : Unknown (no. 164), W.E. Waring (no. 247)

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