Tag: 21 Fifth Avenue

The Preservationist’s Progress: Mark Twain and 21 Fifth Avenue

With good reason, Missouri and Connecticut like to claim the great writer Samuel L. Clemens, a.k.a. Mark Twain (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), as one of their own. But New Yorkers like to claim Twain as well, and there’s plenty of cause to do so. He did have a love/hate relationship with the city, […]

Posted November 30, 2020

By Lannyl Stephens

Greenwich Village Historic District

Then & Now: A Home Fit for Fifth Avenue (and Mark Twain)

For most, lower Fifth Avenue conjures up images of grand early to mid-20th century apartment houses that guide the eye towards Washington Square Arch, the gateway to one of the city’s most fabled parks. But before these buildings were constructed, the base of Fifth Avenue actually resembled the small-scale row house streetscapes of much of […]

Posted April 1, 2013

By Amanda

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Tag: 21 Fifth Avenue

The Preservationist’s Progress: Mark Twain and 21 Fifth Avenue

Then & Now: A Home Fit for Fifth Avenue (and Mark Twain)

Celebrating 90 Years of First Houses

Tag: 21 Fifth Avenue

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The Preservationist’s Progress: Mark Twain and 21 Fifth Avenue

Then & Now: A Home Fit for Fifth Avenue (and Mark Twain)