138 West 61st Street

138 West 61st Street

 

Block:  1132      Lot: 55
Street:  West 61st Street
Date of Construction: 1881
NB Permit: 55-1881
Architect:  Burroughs, W.F.
Style:  Neo-Grec
Owner: John Livingston
Use:  Tenement

1900 Census
Ward: 448
# of Households: 3
# of Households headed by Immigrant: 2
Countries:  Ireland
# Lodgers, Boarders or Roomers: 9
# Lodgers, Boarders or Roomer Immigrants: 3
Countries:  England and Ireland

1910 Census
Ward: N/A

1920 Census
Ward: 455
# of Households: 33- Housing for the sisters & students of the Grace Institute.
# of Households headed by Immigrant: 22
Countries:  Denmark, England, Ireland, Poland, and Sweden
# Lodgers, Boarders or Roomers: 1
# Lodgers, Boarders or Roomer Immigrants: 1
Countries:  Spain

 

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Notes: Built as a row of nine.

All Images Courtesy of NYC Municipal Archive.

 

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