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New York Architecture
Images-Harlem and the Heights 1 to 9 and 10 Mount Morris Park West |
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architect |
Gilbert A. Schellenger and Edward L. Angell |
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location |
1 to 9 and 10 Mount Morris Park West |
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date |
1891-3 |
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Deteriorating behind a
forbidding fence and situated next to a former women's prison, New York
State acquired this series of once elegant houses by eminent domain in
1968. Numbers 1-5, designed by Gilbert A. Schellenger in 1893 and Numbers
6-10, designed by Edward L. Angell in 1891, were slated for demolition and
the construction of a drug rehabilitation center was proposed. Thanks to
community opposition, however, that plan was abandoned. In 2000, the ten
sites, including the corner site (a former New York State minimum security
women's prison), were acquired by the Harlem Community Development
Corporation and will be developed into market-rate private homes. The
proposed designs intend to respect the historic architectural traditions
of the surrounding Mount Morris Park Historic District.
Note- these houses have now been restored, and look incredible. |
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