779 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
No. 779 is built as one half of a round-bayed pair by W.C. Dickerson
In 1898 Dickerson designed seven pairs of semi-detached houses on the west side of Dawson Street for George F. Johnson, and No. 779 shares its pair with No. 777. Narrow bands of rough-cut stone mark the parlor floor, conical roofs cap the rounded bays, and egg-and-dart moldings frame the doorways. The 1980 designation report judged these houses a handsome part of the block despite later replacements.
“Narrow, rough-cut stone bands articulate the facades at parlor level and splayed stone lintels cap the second story windows.”
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission
1979
July 12
Neighbors back landmark status for the block that includes No. 779
On July 12, 1979, a public hearing of the Landmarks Preservation Commission took up the proposed Longwood district, which covered No. 779 Dawson Street. Eleven people spoke in favor, State Senator Mendez among them, and nobody spoke against. Edward Logue of the South Bronx Development Commission also wrote to the commission in support.
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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