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 Location:
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56 Edgecombe Avenue, 58 Edgecombe Avenue, 60 Edgecombe Avenue, 62 Edgecombe Avenue, 64 Edgecombe Avenue, 66 Edgecombe Avenue, 68 Edgecombe Avenue
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Image Description:
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Streetscapes
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Address:
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56 Edgecombe Avenue
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BIN:
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1060638
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BBL:
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1020410003
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Borough:
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Manhattan
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Block:
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2041
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Lot:
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3
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Architect or Builder:
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Neville & Bagge
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Date of Construction:
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1897
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Owner or Developer:
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Egan & Hallecy
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Style Primary:
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Renaissance Revival
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Material Primary:
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Brick
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Material Secondary:
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Limestone
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Material Tertiary:
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Pressed Metal
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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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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.
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File Name:
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LP2651_1023_2021-06-07_56-68EdgecombeAve.JPG
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