939 East 156th Street

Longwood | built 1897

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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

    Dickerson designs No. 939 as half of a semi-detached pair for developer George F. Johnson

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    No. 939 and its twin, No. 941, belong to the row of eight two-family houses that architect W.C. Dickerson drew up for George F. Johnson in 1897, some of the first he designed in the Longwood district. The 1980 designation report notes that the pair repeats the design of 741-743 Kelly Street. Apart from new front doors on No. 941, the pair still had its original design.

    Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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