216 East 6th Street | Block : 461 | Lot #16

Building Date : Circa 1875
Original Use : Residential/Commercial

Original Owner : Unknown/Magdalena Rollswayen (1885 alt)
Original Architect : Unknown/John Schumann (1885 alt)

Description & Building Alterations

While little information is available for this five-story tenement, it was likely built circa 1875. The building was repaired in 1885 due to a fire, the building permit lists the store front on the first floor with 8 families above. The five story, four bay wide brick building features hooded lintels, a bracketed cornice, and commercial space on the ground floor.

Block : 461 / Lot : 16 / Building Date : Circa 1875/ Original Owner : Unknown/Magdalena Rollswayen (1885 Alt) / Original Use : Residential/Commercial / Original Architect : Unknown/John Schumann (1885 Alt)

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