21 West 16 Th Street Building (Part

A Greek Revival Townhouse which stands among some of the finest 19th Century townhouses in the cities’ “Flatiron, Greenwich village neighborhoods.” The history of this home comes from the development of parcels off 5th Ave farmland belonging to Edward Mesier. In 1845 Mesier began talks with several prospective property owners and a restrictive agreement was recorded. Accordingly, buildings erected on the lots were to be “at least six feet back from the street” and no “stable, meat shop, slaughter house…or any base commercial establishment” would be permitted.