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 Location:
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38 Edgecombe Avenue, 40 Edgecombe Avenue, 42 Edgecombe Avenue, 44 Edgecombe Avenue, 46 Edgecombe Avenue
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Image Description:
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Streetscapes
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Address:
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46 Edgecombe Avenue (aka 324-328 West 137th Street)
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BIN:
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1059488
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BBL:
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1019600063
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Borough:
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Manhattan
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Block:
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1960
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Lot:
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63
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Architect or Builder:
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William H. Boylan
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Date of Construction:
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1886
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Owner or Developer:
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Dore Lyon
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Style Primary:
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Queen Anne
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Material Primary:
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Brick
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Material Secondary:
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Brownstone
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Material Tertiary:
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Pressed Metal
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Use Original:
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Residential
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Use Other:
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Institutional, community center
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Building Type:
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Row House
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Building Type Other:
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Community Center
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Notes:
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This was the location of Brunor's Sanitarium from 1919-22 and the Edgecombe Sanatorium from 1925 until c.1940. In 1919, Dr. Godfrey Nurse (1888-1968), who was later co-founder of the Edgecombe Sanatorium at 46 Edgecombe Avenue, bought 48 Edgecombe Avenue
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File Name:
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LP2651_943_2021-06-15_38-46EdgecombeAve.JPG
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