Building Tours

There will be three tours at different times on Saturday, November 14, and three tours at different times on Sunday, November 15.

Step into a hidden corner of New York City’s past with a rare opportunity to explore the Amateur Comedy Club (founded 1884) building and Sniffen Court. Tucked away at 150 E. 36th Street, this mid-19th-century mews feel like a secret world within the city. Its ten brick carriage houses, arranged around a quiet courtyard, form the Sniffen Court Historic District, a unique example of 1850s design listed on the National Register of Historic Places. During the tour, you’ll discover the Amateur Comedy Club, which transformed two of these carriage houses into a theater in 1918. As the oldest continuously operating theatrical club of its kind in the country, the Club offers a glimpse into history through its Green Room, Prohibition-era liquor lockers, and remarkable collection of theatrical art and memorabilia.

Guests will also enjoy refreshments and a surprise performance.

Guests should be aware that there are steep stairs.

Saturday, November 14

10am Tour Registration

12pm Tour Registration

2pm Tour Registration

There will be three tours at different times on Saturday, November 14, and three tours at different times on Sunday, November 15.

Step into a hidden corner of New York City’s past with a rare opportunity to explore the Amateur Comedy Club (founded 1884) building and Sniffen Court. Tucked away at 150 E. 36th Street, this mid-19th-century mews feel like a secret world within the city. Its ten brick carriage houses, arranged around a quiet courtyard, form the Sniffen Court Historic District, a unique example of 1850s design listed on the National Register of Historic Places. During the tour, you’ll discover the Amateur Comedy Club, which transformed two of these carriage houses into a theater in 1918. As the oldest continuously operating theatrical club of its kind in the country, the Club offers a glimpse into history through its Green Room, Prohibition-era liquor lockers, and remarkable collection of theatrical art and memorabilia.

Guests will also enjoy refreshments and a surprise performance.

Guests should be aware that there are steep stairs.

Sunday, November 15

10am Tour Registration

12pm Tour Registration

2pm Tour Registration

Join the AIANY Interiors Committee for a look at the artisanal craft behind the products of P.E. Guerin, an historic architectural hardware and foundry in the heart of the storied West Village. Established in 1857, P.E. Guerin offers some of the finest in American made hardware, upholds traditions of craftsmanship, and legacies of design style from the historic building on Jane Street off 8th Avenue where they have been headquartered since 1892. Guests on the tour will learn about architectural hardware design and manufacturing including pattern making, casting, fitting, and finishing.