The 1834 Rowhouse That Two Artists Turned Into a Display Case

A daily mix of stories about cities, city life, and our always evolving neighborhoods and skylines. [Curbed]( Thursday, September 5 a truly terrific New York listing [The 1834 Rowhouse That Two Artists Turned Into a Display Case]( Richard Tuttle and Mei-mei Berssenbrugge filled the Federal house on Vandam Street with a lifetime of collectibles. Photo: Tim Waltman/Evan Joseph Studio On the hearth of a fireplace in an 1834 rowhouse on Vandam Street sits an object that is much, much older: a fist-size stone chiseled by a Homo erectus into an ax. “To hold something a million years old and to feel the connection, it supports the heart,” says its owner, Richard Tuttle, an artist almost as well known for [his collections of antiques and oddities]( as he is for the [colorful, small-scale works]( of paper and cardboard that spun postwar art into a tizzy. [Continue reading »]( Want more on city life, real estate, and design? [Subscribe now]( to save over 40% on unlimited access to Curbed and everything New York. [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( The Latest [They Wanted a Loft with a Garden in the Sky “One of our inspirations was the High Line.”]( By Wendy Goodman [Ian Schrager Is Selling His Dumbo Loft For nearly the same price he bought it for seven years ago.]( By Clio Chang [Listening In at Columbia’s First Day Back A heavy police presence and a lot of grumbling about the lines.]( By Adriane Quinlan [A Clinton Hill One-Bedroom Plus Office for Under a Million Plus a true three-bedroom in Red Hook and a loftlike one-bed on the Lower East Side.]( By Kim Velsey [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( [Read More From Curbed]( [Sign up to get The Listings Edit](, a weekly digest of the most worth-it apartments in New York. [GET THE NEWSLETTER]( [logo]( [facebook logo]( [instagram logo]( [twitter logo]( [unsubscribe]( | [privacy notice]( | [update preferences]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. Was this email forwarded to you? [Sign up now]( to get this newsletter in your inbox. [View this email in your browser.]( You received this email because you have a subscription to New York. Reach the right online audience with us For advertising information on email newsletters, please contact AdOps@nymag.com Vox Media, LLC 1701 Rhode Island Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036 Copyright © 2024, All rights reserved