Detail View: The Landmarks Preservation Commission Designation Photo Collection: Brown Building
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Landmark Name:
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Brown Building
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LP Number:
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LP-02128
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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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3/25/2003
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Image Type:
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Designation Photos
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Image Date:
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2/3/2021
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Address:
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23-29 Washington Place (aka 245 Green Street)
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BIN:
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1008823
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BBL:
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1005470008
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Borough:
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Manhattan
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Block:
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547
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Lot:
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8
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Architect or Builder:
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John Woolley
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Date of Construction:
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1900
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Alteration Architect 1:
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Not determined; Not determined
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Date of Alteration 1:
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1946 - 1947
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Alteration Architect 2:
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Not determined; Not determined
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Date of Alteration 2:
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1962; 1970s
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Owner or Developer:
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Joseph J. Asch
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Style Primary:
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neo-Renaissance
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Material Primary:
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Granite
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Material Secondary:
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Limestone
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Material Tertiary:
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Tan Brick
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Material Quaternary:
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Terra Cotta
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Use Original:
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Industrial, factory
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Use Other:
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Institutional, school, university
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Building Type:
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Factory
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Building Type Other:
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College of University Building
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Notes:
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Now an academic building for New York University. Stucco-covered masonry penthouse constructed 1946-47; building renovated in the arly 1970s as a center for the life sciences.
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File Name:
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LP2128_2003-02_032.jpg
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