313 East 10th Street Building Date : 1845-48; 1892 (alteration) Original Use : Residential Original Owner : William H. Delavan Original Architect : James C. Whitlock; Frank Baylies (1892) Description & Building Alterations The row house at No. 313 East 10th Street served as the headquarters for the St. Brigid’s Parish and Academy from the institution’s founding in 1856 to its closing in 1920. The five-story building was constructed in 1845-48 by architect/builder James C. Whitlock for owner William H. Delavan. It was built as one of a pair of row houses at Nos. 313 to 315 East 10th Street.
The Gothic Revival facade was designed by Frank Baylies in 1892 and features hooded galvanized-iron window lintels and projecting sills and a bracketed cornice with a parapet decorated with quatrefoils. In 1936, the stoop and entrance enframement were removed from the left bay and the primary entrance was moved to the basement.