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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ES (Even)
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Address:
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76 Edgecombe Avenue (aka 325-329 West 138th Street)
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BIN:
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1060655
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BBL:
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1020410030
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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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30
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Architect or Builder:
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Edwin R. Will
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Date of Construction:
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1889
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Owner or Developer:
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George J. Hamilton
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Style Primary:
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Romanesque Revival
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Material Primary:
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Limestone
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Material Secondary:
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Brownstone
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Material Tertiary:
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Brick
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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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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
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File Name:
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LP2651_1035_2021-06-15_76EdgecombeAve.JPG
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