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4th Street & 5th Street, Manhattan

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  • Manhattan: 4th Street - 5th Street, 1936–1937

    Manhattan: 4th Street - 5th Street

    1936; 1937

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Manhattan: 4th Street - 5th Street, 1936–1937

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Manhattan: 4th Street - 5th Street

1936; 1937

East 4th Street, north side, west from (No. 35-31, garage), a point midway between the Bowery and Lafayette Street, and to the latter (left). The 3½-story structure with dormer windows is the "Old Merchants House" built by Seabury Tredwell in 1836 and occupied by him and his spinster daughters until 1930. It is now a historical museum, under the auspices of the Historic Landmark Society. For a full account see the New York Times, Sunday May 3, 1936. December 9, 1937. George D. Chinn.

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