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Cherry Street Alleys & A Notable Home
DIR By: HowBrown1953
Date: June 14, 2026, 11:52 am
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In 1936, the oldest known house in Manhattan, on the southern
end of Cherry Street, was demolished as part of a citywide slum
clearance campaign. The Dutch-style townhouse was constructed
around 1760, and reportedly housed some of George Washington’s
officers during the Revolution. From October 1936 to January
1937, Arnold Moses of the Historic American Building Survey took
a series of exterior and interior photos of this building at
29-29½ Cherry Street. Today, this section of Cherry Street on
the Lower East Side is occupied by Knickerbocker Village and the
Governor Albert E. Smith Houses, two large public housing
projects constructed in the 1930s and 1950s, respectively.
Photos in order....taken by Jacob Riis, except for 29-29 1/2
Cherry.
22 Cherry Street - Blindman's Alley
29-29½ Cherry Street......Demolished in 1936, it was the oldest
known house in Manhattan
32 Cherry Street - Mullen's Alley
36 Cherry Street - Gotham Court or Double Alley. Haven't found a
photo of Single Alley at 38 Cherry
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Re: Cherry Street Alleys & A Notable Home
DIR By: HowBrown1953
Date: June 14, 2026, 7:19 pm
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At 22 Cherry ( Blindman's Alley)- Death of Mary Phillips
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At 36 Cherry ( Double Alley )- John Smith: Was He Frenchy #2?
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