89-95 Cornelia Street

89-95 Cornelia Street


Between Bushwick Avenue and Evergreen Avenue
Block 3374, Lot 21-25

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89-95 Cornelia Street, 2011. Credit: Ogawa, Asuka
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89-95 Cornelia Street, 2011. Credit: Ogawa, Asuka

Year Built: 1893
Building Type: Tenement
Architect: H. W. Billard
Builder: John Menahan
Original Owner: John Menahan
Proposed District: n/a

History and Analysis


89-95 Cornelia Street is a row of four three-and-a-half-story tenements built in 1893, designed by H. W. Billard. The original owner and builder, John Menahan who resided at 25 Bleecker Street also developed 1157-63 Putnam Avenue and 1172-80 Putnam Avenue in 1892. All structures have been highly altered; none of them retains its original brick facade and cornice, and is completely covered in vinyl siding.

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