St Francis College Faculty Residence
97 Columbia Hts | also 1 Orange Street, 97 Columbia Heights | Brooklyn Heights | built 1987
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- 1889
John Arbuckle builds the Hotel Margaret, Brooklyn Heights' first skyscraper, on this lot
The Hotel Margaret, which stood on this lot until 1980, was commissioned by John Arbuckle, a Brooklyn coffee and sugar importer. He named it after his sister Margaret. Frank Freeman designed it and it was completed in 1889. For many years it was the tallest building in Brooklyn Heights.
“The hotel was built for John Arbuckle, a Brooklyn coffee and sugar importer, and named after his sister Margaret. Freeman ... completed in 1889.”
Source: Wikipedia
- 1958
The old Hotel Margaret is remodeled and painted a neutral tone
The original Hotel Margaret on this site was remodeled in 1958. It was given a coat of neutral-toned paint, which cost the building some of its polychromatic appeal.
Source: Wikipedia
- 1980
A forgotten heater sets the Hotel Margaret on fire during condo conversion and it burns down
Work began in 1980 to convert the Hotel Margaret into condominiums. During the renovation the building caught fire after someone applying taping compound forgot to switch off a heater. The fire destroyed the nineteenth-century hotel that had stood on this lot.
“…destroyed by a 1980 fire that started when a person who was using taping compound left a heater on and forgot to turn it off during renovations.”
Source: Wikipedia
- 1986
Stanton Eckstut designs a new residence that echoes the lost hotel, and Jehovah's Witnesses buy it
Architect Stanton Eckstut received the commission in 1986 for a new residence on the site, with details recalling the hotel's copper patina, terracotta facade and corner bay windows. Before construction was finished, the property was sold to the Jehovah's Witnesses. It has housed members of their headquarters staff.
“In 1986, architect Stanton Eckstut was hired to design a new residence on the site ... the property was sold to the Jehovah's Witnesses.”
Source: Wikipedia
Further reading
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