786 Dawson Street

Longwood | built 1901

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The lot about 1940
About 1940. Via 1940s.nyc
The lot about 1985
About 1985. Via 80s.nyc

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

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  1. 1897

    W.C. Dickerson repeats his Beck Street design for the double house at Nos. 786-788 Dawson Street

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    No. 786 is half of the last pair in the row of seven double houses that W.C. Dickerson designed for George F. Johnson on the east side of Dawson Street in 1897. The landmarks report says the pair, Nos. 786-788, matches his houses at Nos. 724-726 Beck Street, with angular bays, arched windows and keyed door surrounds.

    “Nos. 786-788. These houses, with their angular bays, arched windows, and keyed door surrounds are identical in design to the residences described at Nos. 724-726 Beck Street.”

    Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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