6 Morton St

Fabulous opportunity to own a carriage house in Greenwich Village, New York Citys best neighborhood. This sunny three story house, plus full height basement hasgreat flexibility to live and, if desired, to work in the same building. Set upas a two family house, and currently used as a Mid Twentieth Century furnituredesign studio, this 2260 square foot home is extremely versatile. There are three bedrooms, three baths, two kitchens, a large artist atelier with 12 foot beamed ceilings, and a roof garden. Delivered vacant, there is great charm, great light, great possibilities, and excellent value!

History: No. 6 MortonStreet was constructed in 1836 for Charles Oakley at a time when this section ofGreenwich Village was becoming a desirable residential district for middle andupper-class New Yorkers. In 1857 the building housed stores on the ground storyand apartments above. By 1889 the building housed a butcher shop on the ground story and a residence on the two stories above; records indicate that a new storefront was installed at this time and the cornice removed, and that the buildingstill had a peaked roof. During the early 20th-century, many row houses throughout Greenwich Village were altered to appeal to potential middle-class residents;building facades were updated to newly popular styles, such as Mediterranean orColonial Revival, and received features evocative of bohemian character, suchas studio windows. No. 6 Morton Street received such an alteration some time before 1938; the facade was re-clad in patterned brick with geometrical motifs, andthe window openings were altered to the present configuration. In 1943 the building was again altered with the removal of the ground-story storefront for conversion to residential space.

Taken from the Landmark Preservation Commission: Greenwich Village Historic District Extension II, Designation Report. June 22nd, 2010