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:
80 Edgecombe Avenue (aka 78-86 Edgecombe Avenue)
BIN:
1060656
BBL:
1020410031
Borough:
Manhattan
Block:
2041
Lot:
31
Architect or Builder:
Gronenberg & Leuchtag
Date of Construction:
1915
Owner or Developer:
14th Street and 7th Ave Construction Company
Style Primary:
Arts & Crafts
Style Secondary:
Viennese Secession
Material Primary:
Glazed Brick
Material Secondary:
Stone
Material Tertiary:
Terra Cotta
Use Original:
Residential, multi-family
Building Type:
Apartment Building
Notes:
Several significant individuals lived at 80 Edgecombe Avenue during the Harlem Renaissance, including the actor, singer, and composer Julius Lorenzo Cobb Bledsoe; Walter Francis White, president of the NAACP for 25 years, from 1923-25; and sisters Sarah
File Name:
LP2651_1043_2021-06-15_78EdgecombeAve.JPG
Dorrance Brooks Square Historic District
