131 Charles Street

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131 Charles Street
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
New York City Landmark



Location	Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York City
Coordinates	40°44′4″N 74°0′28″W / 40.73444°N 74.00778°W / 40.73444; -74.00778
Built	1834 (1834)
Architect	Probably David Christie
Architectural style	Federal
NRHP reference No.	72000866^[1]
Added to NRHP	November 3, 1972
Designated NYCL	April 19, 1966

131 Charles Street is a Federal style townhouse on Charles Street and near Greenwich Street in the West Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City.^[2]^[3] The red brick Federal two-story-over-raised-basement townhouse with a dormer attic was built in 1834 by David Christie, a stone cutter, for about $2,600. The brick is laid in the Flemish bond pattern.

"These residences of the 1820s were almost all builder's, carpenter's, or stonemason's homes, and there were several blocks of them at one time. In 1899 Montgomery Schuyler, the critic, wrote that they were 'the most respectable and artistic pattern of habitation New York has ever known.'" The house was listed April 19, 1966, as a New York City Landmark.^[4]

The structure retains all original window frames and lintels (except in the dormers).^[4] At least until 1971, when the property was nominated to the National Register of Historic Places, the trim was white and many original interior features of the house remained. Some minor exterior changes were made during the Victorian period. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972 for its architecture.

From 1959 to 1968, the photographer Diane Arbus lived in the former stable behind the main house at 131 Charles St. The address of the back house is 131½ Charles St.^[5]

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ Norval White and Elliot Willensky, AIA Guide to New York City, rev. ed., (New York: Collier Books, 1978)
^ Stephen S. Lash and Ellen Rosebrock Associates (November 1, 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: 131 Charles Street House". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original on April 20, 2012. Retrieved November 2, 2008. See also: "Accompanying photo, from 1966". Archived from the original on April 20, 2012. Retrieved November 2, 2008.
^ ^a ^b Landmarks Preservation Commission LP-0212
^ Barbanel, Josh (April 29, 2015). "Former Diane Arbus Home Is for Sale". The Wall Street Journal.

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