726 Beck Street

Longwood | built 1900

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

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1900
Warren C. Dickerson designs 726 Beck Street for George F. Johnson as the twin of No. 724
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Built as one half of a double house with No. 724, this two-and-a-half-story residence belongs to the row of eight double houses Dickerson designed for George F. Johnson in 1900. The Landmarks Preservation Commission counted the row among the architect's best work in Longwood, noting the angular bays, keyed stone door surrounds and swag-ornamented cornice frieze.
“Among the latest residences designed by Dickerson in the Longwood District, these two-and-one-half story houses represent some of the architect's best work…”
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission
1980
Vacant and sealed with cement blocks, 726 Beck Street joins the Longwood Historic District
By the time Longwood was designated a historic district in 1980, No. 726 stood empty and in poor repair. Cement blocks closed its basement and parlor windows and its front door, and its stoop had deteriorated, which the commission said marred an otherwise attractive group of houses.
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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