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:
44 Edgecombe Avenue
BIN:
1059489
BBL:
1019600064
Borough:
Manhattan
Block:
1960
Lot:
64
Architect or Builder:
William J. Merritt & Company
Date of Construction:
1886
Owner or Developer:
Dore Lyon
Style Primary:
Queen Anne
Material Primary:
Red Brick
Material Secondary:
Brownstone
Material Tertiary:
Metal Cornice
Material Quaternary:
Terra Cotta
Use Original:
Residential
Building Type:
Row House
Notes:
From c. 1928 until c. 1940, Dr. May Edward Chinn (1896-1980) practiced medicine for the adjacent Edgecombe Sanatorium at this address, and used a portion of the first and second stories as her and her mother�s residence.
File Name:
LP2651_931_2021-06-15_44EdgecombeAve.JPG
Dorrance Brooks Square Historic District
