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:
100 Edgecombe Avenue (aka 327 West 139th Street)
BIN:
1060698
BBL:
1020420001
Borough:
Manhattan
Block:
2042
Lot:
1
Architect or Builder:
A. De Saldern
Date of Construction:
1897
Owner or Developer:
Clara E. Bliss
Style Primary:
Renaissance Revival
Material Primary:
Limestone
Material Secondary:
Brownstone
Material Tertiary:
Terra Cotta
Material Quaternary:
Metal Cornice
Use Original:
Residential
Building Type:
Row House
Notes:
Dr. William Ewart Davis, physician, educator and reverend, lived in this building from 1925-1934. Two of his daughters, Dr. Hyacinth Davis and Dr. Stephanie Davis, also residents, followed him into the medical profession in the 1930s.
File Name:
LP2651_1066_2021-06-15_100EdgecombeAve.JPG
Dorrance Brooks Square Historic District
