416-418 East 11th Street | Block : 438 | Lot #7502

Building Date : 2000-04
Original Use : Residential

Original Owner : Christian Church of North
Original Architect : Simon Fouladin

Description & Building Alterations

This seven-story condo with 21 dwelling units was built in 2000-04, replacing two four-story tenements previously on site. The current apartment building features projecting side bays, patterned parapet, hooded lintels, and Art Deco-style base front.

In 1908-1909, Antonio Parisi’s puppet theater was located at 418 East 11^th Street. According to a 1909 Collier’s magazine issue, the theater was accessed through the tenement’s dark hall, past the rear open court, and up a flight of stairs that led into a back brick building “the size of an outhouse.” The 1969 book The puppet theatre in America: a history, 1524-1948 describes the theater further, stating that Mama and Papa Parisi read the performance lines as their three sons operated the puppets. Gas jets were used to light the stage.

Block : 438 / Lot : 7502 / Building Date : 2000-04 / Original Owner : Christian Church of North / Original Use : Residential / Original Architect : Simon Fouladin

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