Daniel LeRoy House
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The Daniel LeRoy House is located at 20 St. Marks Place in the East Village
neighborhood of Manhattan
in New York City
. The Greek Revival
building was built in 1832 as part of a row of 3½-story brick houses developed on speculation by Thomas E. Davis. The Daniel LeRoy house is the only survivor, and has a marble entrance ornamented with vermiculated blocks. LeRoy was an in-law of Peter Stuyvesant
, and a South Street
merchant, who lived in the house with his wife Elizabeth Fish, of the eminent Fish family
.
The building was designated a landmark by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission
in 1969, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places
on October 29, 1982. In Spring 1998, restorations were made on the house, including repainting, repointing brickwork and replacing cornices.
East Village, Manhattan
The East Village is a neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan in New York City, lying east of Greenwich Village, south of Gramercy and Stuyvesant Town, and north of the Lower East Side...
neighborhood of Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
in New York City
New York City
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. The Greek Revival
Greek Revival architecture
The Greek Revival was an architectural movement of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, predominantly in Northern Europe and the United States. A product of Hellenism, it may be looked upon as the last phase in the development of Neoclassical architecture...
building was built in 1832 as part of a row of 3½-story brick houses developed on speculation by Thomas E. Davis. The Daniel LeRoy house is the only survivor, and has a marble entrance ornamented with vermiculated blocks. LeRoy was an in-law of Peter Stuyvesant
Peter Stuyvesant
Peter Stuyvesant , served as the last Dutch Director-General of the colony of New Netherland from 1647 until it was ceded provisionally to the English in 1664, after which it was renamed New York...
, and a South Street
South Street (Manhattan)
South Street is a street in Lower Manhattan, New York City, located immediately adjacent to the East River.It runs from Whitehall Street near the southern tip of Manhattan to Jackson Street near the Williamsburg Bridge. The Franklin D...
merchant, who lived in the house with his wife Elizabeth Fish, of the eminent Fish family
Fish family
The Fish family is a family of American politicians. The family is of English origin and is descended from Jonathan Fish , who was born in East Farndon, Northamptonshire, England and settled in the Province of New York....
.
The building was designated a landmark by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission
New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission
The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission is the New York City agency charged with administering the city's Landmarks Preservation Law. The Commission was created in April 1965 by Mayor Robert F. Wagner following the destruction of Pennsylvania Station the previous year to make way for...
in 1969, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
on October 29, 1982. In Spring 1998, restorations were made on the house, including repainting, repointing brickwork and replacing cornices.
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Manhattan below 14th StreetNational Register of Historic Places listings in Manhattan below 14th StreetList of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Manhattan below 14th StreetThis is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Manhattan below 14th Street, which is a large portion of New York County, New York...
- List of New York City Designated Landmarks in Manhattan below 14th Street