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 Description:
ES (Even)
Address:
76 Edgecombe Avenue (aka 325-329 West 138th Street)
BIN:
1060655
BBL:
1020410030
Borough:
Manhattan
Block:
2041
Lot:
30
Architect or Builder:
Edwin R. Will
Date of Construction:
1889
Owner or Developer:
George J. Hamilton
Style Primary:
Romanesque Revival
Material Primary:
Limestone
Material Secondary:
Brownstone
Material Tertiary:
Brick
Use Original:
Residential
Building Type:
Row House
Notes:
Dr. Russell Nelson, a nationally renowned Gynecologist, fellow with the American College of Surgeons and College of Gynecology and Obstetrics, and the first African American to intern at NYC Bellevue Hospital maternity ward, lived at 76 Edgecombe Avenue
File Name:
LP2651_1027_2021-06-15_76EdgecombeAve.JPG
Dorrance Brooks Square Historic District
