West Village Townhouse
One of six Greek Revival residences erected in the West Village on Bethune Street between 1844 and 1845, this private three story home is a terrific location for all kinds of shoots. Built in 1844 for Thomas Cudbirth, the home has its original brick front and has retained many of its original exterior and interior details. This property is a classic example of the dignity and charm which is so characteristic of the best remaining Greek Revival architecture.
The West Village townhouse boasts an impressively maintained original brownstone stoop with original cast iron hand railings. Beneath the vertical spindles of the railings’ uprights, the original Greek fret pattern is still intact. The exterior front door is framed by a classic, simple lintel. Inside, the home is in great condition with one-of-a-kind wide wood plank floors and detailed molding. The interior of the home also features several impressive original fireplaces. The private home has recently been restored so that it is in character with the other houses of the row. Conveniently located between Greenwich and Washington Streets on Bethune Street, this location is conveniently located for productions looking to shoot on the West Side.
Bethune Street itself is a historic block, recognized by the Greenwich Village Historic District as being one of the few streets to be named after a woman in the entire neighborhood. As part of series of posts commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the designation of the Greenwich Village Historic District, Sam Moskowitz reported for Village Preservation in 2019, “Joanna Graham Bethune was an early 19th-century educator and philanthropist who ceded the land for the street to the city. Joanna, along with her mother Isabella, were founders of some of the first charitable associations to aid poor women and children.”
Bethune Street, West Village, NYC
Photography by Gary Sapolin.
