783 Dawson Street

Longwood | built 1901

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

Written with AI from the source each entry cites, then fact-checked.

1898
W.C. Dickerson designs No. 783 as half of a semi-detached pair for developer George F. Johnson
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No. 783 belongs to the row of seven semi-detached pairs that architect W.C. Dickerson laid out along the west side of Dawson Street in 1898 for George F. Johnson, the developer behind virtually all of the Longwood district. The landmarks report notes that the numbers 765, 775 and 785 were left out of the street numbering on this blockfront, so the numbers jump from 783 to 787.
“This group of seven pairs of semi-detached houses was designed by W.C. Dickerson in 1898 for George F. Johnson.”
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission
1980
Landmarks report notes that artificial siding has considerably altered No. 783
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When the Longwood Historic District was designated in 1980, the commission's survey of the west side of Dawson Street singled out No. 783. Artificial siding had been added to the house, which the report said had considerably changed its appearance.
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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