This three-story Beaux Arts building was designed in 1903 by architects Jardine, Kent & Jardine as an auction mart for horses and then automobiles. The part of the building facing East 12th Street dates to 1890. Nos. 126-128 East 13th Street housed a vocational school for women during World War II and was the studio of noted artist Frank Stella for over a quarter century. It was saved from planned demolition by Village Preservation after a six-year campaign to secure landmark designation for the building.

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Photo by Dylan Chandler
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