Detail View: The Landmarks Preservation Commission Designation Photo Collection: Edwin Clarke and Grace Hill Litchfield House, Grace Hill
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Landmark Name:
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Edwin Clarke and Grace Hill Litchfield House, Grace Hill
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LP Number:
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LP-00153
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Link to Designation Report:
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Landmark Type:
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Individual Landmark
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Designation Date:
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3/15/1966
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Image Type:
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Designation Photos
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Image Description:
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John Barrington Bayley Collection
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Address:
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Prospect Park West at 5th Street
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BIN:
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3339260
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BBL:
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3011170001
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Borough:
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Brooklyn
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Block:
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1117
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Lot:
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1
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Architect or Builder:
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Alexander Jackson Davis
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Date of Construction:
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1854
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Alteration Architect 1:
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Not determined
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Date of Alteration 1:
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1913
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Owner or Developer:
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Edwin Clarke Litchfield
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Style Primary:
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Italianate Villa
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Material Primary:
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Stucco
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Use Original:
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Residential, single family
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Use Other:
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Civic, park, administration building
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Building Type:
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Mansion
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Building Type Other:
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Park Administration Building
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Notes:
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Litchfield Villa was converted in 1913 for use by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation.
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File Name:
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LP0153_004.jpg
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