Isaacs-Hendricks House

 house, 1800s construction

3-story residential building completed in 1800, making it the oldest existing house in Greenwich Village. It was built as a 2.5-story house for Joshua Isaacs, a merchant. After Isaacs had lost the property to his creditors, it was purchased by his son-in-law Harmon Hendricks in 1801. This is why it is usually referred to as the "Isaacs-Hendricks House".

The house remained in the possession of Hendricks's heirs until the 1920s, when it was purchased by a group of Villagers to preserve the character of the block and prevent to erection of an apartment house on the site.

The brick front was probably added in 1836, when Charles Oakley built No. 73 & 75 next door. The building was not greatly modified, though, until 1928, when the gambrel roof was raised to accomodate a third-floor studio.