737 Kelly Street

Longwood | built 1899

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

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1899
W.C. Dickerson designs 737-739 Kelly Street for developer George Johnson
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The pair at 737-739 Kelly Street belongs to the row of seven double houses Warren C. Dickerson designed in 1899 for George Johnson on the block's west side. It uses the same design as the houses at 767-769 Dawson Street. The commission's report also notes that the pair at 745-747, farther along the same row, repeats the design of 737-739 exactly.
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission
1980
Landmarks surveyors find 737 Kelly Street with its original shingles, gates and finial
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In its 1980 report on the Longwood Historic District, the Landmarks Preservation Commission found the pair at 737-739 essentially unaltered, though some stone trim had decayed. The scalloped roof shingles, window grilles, double doors, iron gates and fences all survived, along with a finial on No. 737. The commission said these details helped give the whole blockfront its character.
“…the residences are unaltered in design and still retain much of their original integrity…”
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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