412 East 140th Street

Mott Haven | built 1889

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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. 1875

    William O'Gorman, the Irish-born builder of this row, moves his business to the Bronx

    William O'Gorman arrived in New York from Ireland in 1863 or 1864, aged 17, and rose to superintendent under builder Daniel Crimmins before opening his own architectural office in Yorkville in 1866. In 1875 he teamed up with Hermann Stursberg and shifted his work to the Bronx. For the East 140th Street row that includes No. 412, he served as his own architect, working in the neo-Grec style.

    “In 1875, after the annexation of the 23rd and 24th wards, O'Gorman joined Stursberg, transferred his business to the Bronx…”

    Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

  2. 1887

    Builders file plans for a full blockfront of houses after a new transit line opens nearby

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    After a new transit line opened just west of Willis Avenue, William O'Gorman and Hermann Stursberg applied in 1887 and 1888 to build single-family houses down the whole south blockfront of East 140th Street, No. 412 included, and the north side of East 139th Street. Much of the land east of the site was still empty then, with many blocks not yet paved or divided into lots. The 140th Street row was done in 1889.

    “…subsequent to the opening of the new transit line just west of Willis Avenue…”

    Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

  3. 1889

    No. 412 is one of 22 identical neo-Grec houses in its row

    No. 412 is one of 22 matching two-story-and-basement houses, each 16 feet 8 inches wide, that run east from the taller house at No. 406, which anchors the row's west end. The facades are Philadelphia brick trimmed in stone, under galvanized metal cornices whose angular brackets and coved fascias carry large spade-shaped leaf ornaments. Stone stoops with heavy cast-iron newels and railings lead to the doors.

    Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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