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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80 Edgecombe Avenue (aka 78-86 Edgecombe Avenue)
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BIN:
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1060656
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BBL:
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1020410031
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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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31
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Architect or Builder:
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Gronenberg & Leuchtag
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Date of Construction:
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1915
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Owner or Developer:
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14th Street and 7th Ave Construction Company
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Style Primary:
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Arts & Crafts
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Style Secondary:
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Viennese Secession
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Material Primary:
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Glazed Brick
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Material Secondary:
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Stone
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Material Tertiary:
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Terra Cotta
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Use Original:
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Residential, multi-family
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Building Type:
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Apartment Building
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Notes:
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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
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File Name:
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LP2651_1043_2021-06-15_78EdgecombeAve.JPG
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