643 East 6th Street | Block : 389 | Lot #38

Building Date : 1903
Original Use : Residential

Original Owner : Samuel Rosenberg
Original Architect : Alfred R. Badt

Description & Building Alterations

No. 643 East 6^th Street was built in conjunction with the building to its east, 645 East 6^th Street. Along with its neighbor, the building was rehabilitated in 1986 by the New York City Housing Authority. It is six stories in height and six bays wide. It is clad in light colored brick with classically inspired stone ornament at the window crowns and surrounds. Brick pilasters with Corinthian capitals span three through five and there is a modillioned cornice. The storefront has been modernized.

The building originally had stores on the ground floor, but today there are apartments. Columns on the ground floor can still be seen where the original storefronts may have been.

Block : 389 / Lot : 038 / Building Date : 1903 / Original Owner : Samuel Rosenberg / Original Use : Residential / Original Architect : Alfred R. Badt

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