{"nrhp_refnum":"07001233","name":"Van Tassell and Kearney Horse Auction Mart","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"126-128 E 13th St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"New York","county":"Manhattan","state":"NY","lat":40.732948355000076,"lon":-73.98884387999993,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2007-11-29","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Commerce"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A Beaux-Arts horse and carriage auction mart at 126-128 East 13th Street in the East Village, Manhattan, designed in 1903 by Jardine, Kent & Jardine. It has a red brick facade with limestone trim on a granite base.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is a rare example of the horse and carriage auction mart building type and appears to be the only surviving one in New York City. It is also a notable Beaux-Arts work by a prominent architectural firm. It is significant for commerce through its link to the city's horse and carriage trade and the Van Tassell & Kearney firm.","narrative":"Built in 1903 on East 13th Street in Manhattan's East Village, this former horse and carriage auction mart was designed by Jardine, Kent & Jardine for the firm of Van Tassell & Kearney. Its red brick facade, trimmed with white Indiana limestone over a granite base, reads as three stories though the original interior was a single high space with balconies. A tall round-arch window, oval and round openings, a carved cartouche and an arched roofline mark it as a Beaux-Arts design adapted to the needs of displaying horses. Steel trusses and skylights from the original roof survive inside. The nomination describes it as the only known surviving building of its type in New York City. The firm traced its roots to about 1868, auctioned thoroughbreds for wealthy clients, and later sold automobiles as motoring replaced carriage driving. After the business closed in the 1930s, the building served as an annex to the Delehanty Institute, and from 1978 to 2005 it housed the studio of artist Frank Stella.","period_of_significance":"1903-1916","architect_builder":"Jardine, Kent & Jardine","architectural_style":"Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals/Beaux Arts","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Listed as vacant under current function; the exterior retains a very high degree of integrity apart from the window sash, and much of the interior survives, though the main space was divided into two floors in 1953.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:53.505321-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/07001233.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/07001233/25957d389a-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/07001233/25957d389a-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 2.0","author":"ajay_suresh","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Van_Tassell_and_Kearney_Horse_Auction_Mart_(51709398851).jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">ajay_suresh</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 2.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Van_Tassell_and_Kearney_Horse_Auction_Mart_(51709398851).jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75320029","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Tassell_and_Kearney_Horse_Auction_Mart","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7913699"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/manhattan/van-tassell-and-kearney-horse-auction-mart-07001233/"}