Plaque Unveiled for 128 East 13th Street with Frank Stella and the Whitney Museum

We were honored to be joined this Monday by artist Frank Stella and Whitney Museum Director Adam Weinberg for the unveiling of our 18th plaque on 128 East 13th Street. Built in 1903 as a horse auction mart for the likes of the Vanderbilts, Delanos, and Belmonts (and believed to be the last such intact building surviving in New York City), the building later served as a women’s assembly-line training center during World War II, and from 1978 to 2005 as the studio of artist Frank Stella, who created many of his most renowned works from this location. Village Preservation saved the building from demolition after a six-year landmarking campaign. Stella and Weinberg recounted both the artist and the building’s history, and had a fascinating conversation about this building’s role in Stella’s life and work.

Visit Village Preservation’s website to learn more about all our historic plaques, marking sites that housed great figures including James Baldwin, Jane Jacobs, Lorraine Hansberry, Martha Graham, LeRoi and Hettie Jones, and many more.

Unveiling Ceremony for Plaque on 128 East 13th Street, Former Home of Frank Stella Studio, Tonight, November 8, at 6 pm

Join us, Frank Stella, and the Whitney Museum of American Art tonight at 6 pm for a virtual plaque unveiling ceremony. Few buildings in New York have had as distinguished a history as 128 East 13th Street. Believed to be the last surviving horse and carriage auction mart in New York City, it subsequently served as a women’s assembly-line training center during World War II, and from 1976 to 2005 as the studio where Frank Stella, one of the 20th century’s most important artists, created some of his most significant work. The building was saved from demolition by Village Preservation, which successfully called for its designation as an official New York City Landmark. Frank Stella and Adam Weinberg, the Alice Pratt Brown Director of the Whitney Museum of American Art, will join us for a lively discussion and Q&A as we celebrate our newest plaque commemorating this building’s place in history.

This is our 18th plaque marking sites of historic significance throughout Greenwich Village, the East Village, and NoHo — learn more about them all here. 

Plaque Honoring Longtime Studio of Artist Frank Stella at 128 East 13th Street to Be Unveiled November 8 with Frank Stella and Whitney Museum Director

Join us, Frank Stella, and the Whitney Museum of American Art on Monday, Nov. 8, at 6 pm for a virtual plaque unveiling ceremony. Few buildings in New York have had as distinguished a history as 128 East 13th Street. Believed to be the last surviving horse and carriage auction mart in New York City, it subsequently served as a women’s assembly-line training center during World War II, and from 1976 to 2005 as the studio where Frank Stella, one of the 20th century’s most important artists, created some of his most significant work. The building was saved from demolition by Village Preservation, which successfully called for its designation as an official New York City Landmark. Frank Stella and Adam Weinberg, the Alice Pratt Brown Director of the Whitney Museum of American Art, will join us as we celebrate our newest plaque commemorating this building’s place in history with an unveiling and a lively discussion.

This is our 18th plaque marking sites of historic significance throughout Greenwich Village, the East Village, and NoHo — learn more about them all here.