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Whitney Museum of American Art (first location) ยท 10 West 8th Street
Whitney Museum of American Art (first location)
Whitney Museum of American Art (first location)
8-10 West 8th Street. Residences
IMAGE DATE1930
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Museum of the City of New York
Museum of the City of New York8 and 10 West 8th Street.
This pair was building in 1838 (along with nos. 12 and 14 to the east). In 1914, Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney turned 8 West 8th Street into the Whitney Studio Gallery. In 1931, she turned nos. 8,10, and 12 into the first home of the newly established Whitney Museum.
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Urban Archive
Urban Archive