COLLECTION NAME:
The Landmarks Preservation Commission Designation Photo Collection
Record
Landmark Name:
Dorrance Brooks Square Historic District
LP Number:
LP-02651
Landmark Type:
Historic District
Designation Date:
6/15/2021
Image Type:
Designation Photos
Image Date:
6/15/2021
Image Location:
48 Edgecombe Avenue, 50 Edgecombe Avenue, 52 Edgecombe Avenue, 54 Edgecombe Avenue, 56 Edgecombe Avenue, 58 Edgecombe Avenue, 60 Edgecombe Avenue, 62 Edgecombe Avenue, 64 Edgecombe Avenue, 66 Edgecombe Avenue, 68 Edgecombe Avenue
Image Description:
Streetscapes
Address:
56 Edgecombe Avenue
BIN:
1060638
BBL:
1020410003
Borough:
Manhattan
Block:
2041
Lot:
3
Architect or Builder:
Neville & Bagge
Date of Construction:
1897
Owner or Developer:
Egan & Hallecy
Style Primary:
Renaissance Revival
Material Primary:
Brick
Material Secondary:
Limestone
Material Tertiary:
Pressed Metal
Use Original:
Residential
Building Type:
Row House
Notes:
Classical pianist Sonoma Talley, the first Black female graduate of the Damrosch Institute of Musical Art, ran a private music studio from 56 Edgecombe Avenue in 1924. At the time, Talley was a faculty member of the Martin-Smith Music School.
File Name:
LP2651_1022_2021-06-07_48-68EdgecombeAve.JPG
Dorrance Brooks Square Historic District
