516 East 11th Street | Block : 404 | Lot #12

Building Date : 1899
Original Use : Residential/Commercial

Original Owner : Louis Bachrach
Original Architect : George Frederick Pelham

Description & Building Alterations

This six-story old law tenement was built in 1899 and designed by architect George Frederick Pelham. It was built at the same time as its neighbor at 518 East 11th Street.

The Renaissance Revival brick facade is highly decorated with different stonework surrounding the windows and entrance. The ground level has been altered. The entrance is topped with carved dark stone with a tribal motif and the windows feature keystones with molded faces. Two of the first-story windows have triangular pediments featuring vegetal motifs and the second-story windows are encased in rounded arches with egg-and-dart molding. This story is also separated from the first and third stories with a beltcourse of intricate brickwork. The windows on each of the top three stories have similar, but not identical, lintels that are broken with a floral motif. The top two have segmented pilasters.

The building had a ground floor store that was converted to residential use by the time the 1940s tax photo was taken (the building also still had its cornice; see sidebar). The photo also reveals that the original raised door, accessed by a stoop, had been removed and the entrance had been lowered. This layout still exists today.

Block : 404 / Lot : 012 / Building Date : 1899 / Original Owner : Louis Bachrach / Original Use : Residential/Commercial / Original Architect : George Frederick Pelham

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