116 Sullivan Street
LocationManhattan, New York
Coordinates40°43′33.9″N 74°0′10.3″W / 40.726083°N 74.002861°W / 40.726083; -74.002861
Built1832, heightened two stories in 1872
Architectural style(s)Federal
DesignatedMay 15, 1973
Reference no.LP-0645
116 Sullivan Street is located in New York City
116 Sullivan Street
Location of 116 Sullivan Street in New York City

116 Sullivan Street is on Sullivan Street in SoHo, Manhattan, New York. The red four-story brick Federal townhouse was built in 1832 as an investment by Charles Starr (bookbinder) and includes some Greek Revival details. It was heightened two stories in 1872.[1] The structure is noteworthy for its elaborated round-arched brownstone doorcase, or "enframement of the front door," which has an exceptional treatment of painted timber Ionic half-column sidelights, unique and highly significant in New York City architecture. Due to the sidelights, "instead of leaded glass, typical of the time, each sidelight is divided into three superimposed oval sections. The ovals are formed by a richly carved wood enframement that simulates a cloth sash curtain drawn through a series of rings."[2]

The door

The house stands on land previously belonging to the farm of Nicholas Bayard, Peter Stuyvesant's brother-in-law, and is one of seven houses that was built as an investment by Charles Starr, a bookbinder, whose business was on Nassau Street. Starr's own house at 110 Sullivan Street was 32 feet wide, unusually large for the time.[2] It has been restored.

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References

  1. Norval White and Elliot Willensky, AIA Guide to New York City, rev. ed., (New York: Collier Books, 1978), 272.
  2. 1 2 "Landmarks Preservation Commission LP-0645" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2010-03-12.
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