290 Alexander Avenue

Mott Haven | built 1865

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

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1865
A bracketed cornice that breaks at each house gives No. 290 its own identity
No. 290 is part of the 1863-1865 row at 276-294 Alexander Avenue. Its paneled, bracketed roof cornice runs at one height across the whole row but breaks at every house, marking each as distinct, while brackets set between the windows tie the facade together. Paneled double doors and fine cast-iron work at the front add to the effect, according to the Landmarks Preservation Commission's 1969 report.
“The paneled and bracketed roof cornice, although of uniform height for the row, breaks at each house, giving identity to each…”
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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