34 Stuyvesant Street | Block : 465 | Lot #39

Building Date : 1896
Original Use : Institutional

Original Owner : Hebrew Technical Institute
Original Architect : Buchman Deisler

Description & Building Alterations

This structure was erected in 1896 for the Hebrew Technical Institute, designed by Buchman Deisler and as a school for boys. In 1901, an alteration permit was filed which included the connection of this building to 255 East 9th Street and the architects were Pollard and Steinam. In 1939 NYU leased the building and continued to use it as instructional space. The four-bay wide brick building was originally five stories tall and features stone lintels and sills (which are continuous on the second and fifth stories). According to a certificate of occupancy, a sixth story had been added by 1921.

Block : 465 / Lot : 39 / Building Date : 1896 / Original Owner : Hebrew Technical Institute / Original Use : Institutional / Original Architect : Buchman Deisler

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