59 East 3rd Street; 59-63 East 3rd Street | Block : 445 | Lot #55

Building Date : 1898
Original Use : Residential/Commercial

Original Owner : William Wirth (No. 61-63), William Meyers (No. 59)
Original Architect : Kurtzer & Rohl (No. 61-63), Schneider and Herter (No. 59)

Description & Building Alterations

Two six-story tenement buildings exist on this lot. The buildings were erected together in 1898 by owner William Wirth and designed by architects Kurtzer & Rohl. No. 61-63 was to be occupied by 27 families and No. 59 was to be occupied by 22 families.

The building at No. 61-63 East 3rd Street is six-bays wide, featuring decorative window enframements and arched and pedimented window lintels. The building at No. 59 East 3rd Street is four-bays wide, with beltcourses and arched and molded window lintels. The original cornices on both buildings appear to have been replaced.

Block : 445 / Lot : 055 / Building Date : 1898 / Original Owner : William Wirth (No. 61-63), William Mayers (No. 59) / Original Use : Residential/Commercial / Original Architect : Kurtzer & Rohl (No. 61-63), Schneider and Herter (No. 59)

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