285 Alexander Avenue

Mott Haven | built 1882

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The lot about 1940
About 1940. Via 1940s.nyc
The lot about 1985
About 1985. Via 80s.nyc

The city photographed every building for its tax records around 1940 and again in the 1980s. NYC Municipal Archives.

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  1. 1882

    Charles W. Romeyn designs No. 285 in a twelve-house row for Thomas Kilpatrick

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    No. 285 is one of twelve brick houses at 277-299 Alexander Avenue, three stories over high basements, that architect Charles W. Romeyn designed for Thomas Kilpatrick. Built in 1881 and 1882, the row complements the 1860s houses directly across the avenue and was an attempt at planning the whole block front as one design.

    “It was designed by Charles W. Romeyn for Thomas Kilpatrick and was built in 1881-1882…”

    Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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