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157-165 East 78th Street
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Construction on East 78th Street, February 2, 1928. At left is the entrance to No. 163-165 East 78th, the easternmost of five landmarked 1861 row houses. At right is the excavation site for No. 169 East 78th, a ten story apartment building completed in 1928.
157-165 East 78th Street
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Row houses on East 78th Street, August 2, 1930. The row of five houses starting at center-left with No. 157 East 78th Street share party walls with their immediate neighbors, and were as a group designated a New York City Landmark in April, 1968. The row was built in 1861 for John Turner, a painter, who sold the residences to four separate buyers, with Mary Jane Maguaran purchasing the two easternmost structures, nos. 161 and 163-165 (both with window awnings). According to photographer P.L. Sperr, a "Mrs. Anna Drewnick in 1929 combined these buildings into a single spacious dwelling with a garden at the rear, at a cost of $175,000." However, this renovation is absent from the LPC designation report.
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157-165 East 78th Street
157-165 East 78th Street
Manhattan: 78th Street (East) - Lexington Avenue East 78th Street. north side, east from Lexington Avenue. Note the row of private residences bearing No's. 153 to 163 (Shown in View 2). That, adjoining the apartment house (No. 169 E. 78th Street) and bearing awnings is referred to in an article by Lee. E. Cooper in the N.Y.Times of April 26, 1939. Mrs. Anna Drewnick in 1929 combined these buildings into a single spacious dwelling with a garden at the rear, at a cost of $175,O00. A deal recently consummated by Warren L. Marks, Daniel Brener Inc. will result in further changes by an undisclosed purchaser. This sale was subject to a lease expiring Sept.30, 1939 and held by the tenant, Alfred H. Schoellkopf, president of the Niagara Hudson Power Corp. June 28, 1935 August 2, 1930 P.L.Sperr
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157-165 East 78th Street
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