Detail View: The Landmarks Preservation Commission Designation Photo Collection: Dorrance Brooks Square Historic District
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Landmark Name:
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Dorrance Brooks Square Historic District
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LP Number:
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LP-02651
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Link to Designation Report:
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Landmark Type:
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Historic District
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Designation Date:
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6/15/2021
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Image Type:
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Designation Photos
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Image Date:
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6/15/2021
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Image Description:
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SS (Even)
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Address:
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230 West 136th Street
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BIN:
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1058906
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BBL:
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1019410047
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Borough:
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Manhattan
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Block:
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1941
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Lot:
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47
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Architect or Builder:
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F. G. Butcher
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Date of Construction:
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1889
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Owner or Developer:
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E. C. Butcher
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Style Primary:
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Queen Anne
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Material Primary:
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Brick
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Material Secondary:
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Stone
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Material Tertiary:
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Metal Cornice
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Use Original:
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Residential
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Building Type:
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Row House
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Notes:
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The building was home to the famed novelist, essayist and poet Richard Nathaniel Wright in 1938.
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File Name:
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LP2651_100_2021-06-15_230W136thSt.JPG
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