757 Dawson Street

Longwood | built 1898

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

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1898
George F. Johnson builds 757 Dawson Street as a three-family house, rare in Longwood
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No. 757 begins a group of seven pairs of semi-detached houses on the west side of Dawson Street that W.C. Dickerson designed in 1898 for developer George F. Johnson. Most Longwood houses were built for two families, but the end pairs of this group, 757-759 and 787-789, rose three stories over a basement with flat roofs and were meant for three families each.
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission
1980
Multi-paned front doors set 757-759 Dawson Street apart from its twin pair at the block's far end
The 1980 designation report describes 757-759 and 787-789 Dawson Street as almost identical, with keyed door surrounds and arched windows. The two pairs differ only in their entrances and cornice friezes: Nos. 757-759 have unusual front doors with many small panes, while 787-789 have the double glass doors common across the district. The Commission rated both pairs in excellent condition with their original design intact.
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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