44 MacDougal Street

 townhouse, Federal style (architecture), 1820s construction

3-story Federal-style townhouse completed in about 1826. Completed at the same time and with the same design as the neighboring building at No. 46, they both have tall, recently-remodeled ground floors topped by a continuous modillioned metal cornice. In 1875, under the ownership of Thomas Norton, the building was raised a half story, its peaked roof was replaced with a flat roof, and a metal cornice was added. In 1920, the building was altered to accommodate a bakery. In 1922, the architect Frank E. Vitolo redesigned the facade below the second floor. The basement was lowered 3 feet in order for the first floor to be level with the street. In 1985, the first story was altered to accommodate a garage and fine art studio.

The 3-bay upper floors of No. 44 are clad in dark-grey painted brick, with white stone sills and lintels. There is a garage door in the center of the ground floor. The building has a bracketed and paneled metal roof cornice, identical to its neighbor.