AGENCY TESTIMONY
Notable residents and tenants of 50 West 13th Street
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The Jacob Day residence housed several notable individuals, including African American educators and activists. Jacob Day rented additional rooms to other African Americans, contributing to the building's significance in the community.
- Sarah J. Tompkins Garnett, a prominent educator, abolitionist, and later suffragist, resided at 50 West 13th Street from the 1860s to 1874
- Tompkins Garnett became one of the first black female principals within the New York City Public School System
- The building had various owners after Jacob Day's heirs moved out in 1896 until the 1950s
Margaret Herman
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Census records indicate that Jacob Day rented additional rooms to other African Americans and according to the board of education records, prominent educator, abolitionist, and later suffragist, Sarah j Tompkins Garnett, resided at 50 West 13th Street from the 18 sixties to 18 74.
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During the time she lived in the house, Tompkins Garnett was a teacher and later was appointed as one of the first black female principals within the New York City Public School System at Colored School Number 4 in Chelsea, which is a designated New York City landmark.
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After Jacob Day's heirs moved out of the house in 18/96, the house had various owners until 19 fifties.