28-44 Dominick Street28-44 Dominick StreetBuilt 1826
Twelve Federal style brick row houses were constructed on the south side of Dominick Street between Hudson and Varick Streets. Nos. 40, 42 and 44 were demolished around 1922, and were later used as one of the 60-foot (18 m) wide entrances to the Holland Tunnel. In 1926, No. 28 was demolished to make way for a building designed to be lofts. No. 32 was used after 1878 as a rectory for the Church of Our Lady of Vilnius; it is now the one of the four remaining houses which is most intact, retaining much of its original architectural fabric. Nos. 34 and 36 had an additional story added to it with an Italianate style cornice c.1866, a typical alteration for the time. From 1989-2002, 38 Dominick housed a French restaurant called Allison on Dominick Street. The space was describes ad having deep-blue banquettes, black-and-white photographs of France hushed jazz, a famous lamb shank and proposals of marriage, sometimes several in one night. In 2002 the restaurant closed and became a private residence.
In 2012, Landmarks designated 32, 34, and 36 Dominick Street as individual City landmarks. 38, upon the request of the current owners, was not designated as it had undergone too many renovations that altered the original Federal Style.