32 King Street

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1841
No. 32 King Street gets a mansard roof that hurts its relationship with its twin at No. 34
No. 32 King Street was built as the twin of No. 34, a Greek Revival house. A mansard roof was later added to it, and the Landmarks Preservation Commission's report on the Charlton-King-Vandam district said this harmed the relationship between the two houses. The report nonetheless described the roof as an interesting modernization, old enough by then to have considerable charm.
“Number 32, which was its twin, has had a Mansard roof added, which hurts the relationship but is in itself an interesting "modernization" now old enough…”
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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