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:
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_1023_2021-06-07_56-68EdgecombeAve.JPG
Dorrance Brooks Square Historic District
