422 East 140th Street

Mott Haven | built 1889

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

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1887
O'Gorman and Stursberg plan a block-long row after a new transit line opens
In 1887 and 1888 developers William O'Gorman and Hermann Stursberg filed applications for two parallel rows of single-family houses, one along the entire south side of East 140th Street between Willis and Brook avenues, where No. 422 stands. The new rapid transit line had just opened west of Willis Avenue, while land farther east was still largely undeveloped, with many blocks lacking paved streets or lot lines. The 140th Street row was completed in 1889, its 139th Street twin in 1892.
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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