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[Northeast corner of Nevins Street.]

Northeast corner of Nevins Street (left) and Butler Street.

1960

223 Nevins Street

[Northeast corner of Nevins Street.]

Northeast corner of Nevins Street (left) and Butler Street.

IMAGE DATE1960
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Industrial building at the corner of Butler and Nevins Streets, February 28, 1960.

The mansard-roofed corner building appears to have been incorporated into a later industrial building — termed a "strange marriage" in a 1977 Archaeological Report prepared ahead of the construction of a new sewage pipe. The report further ventures that the structure "appears to be the oldest building along the length of the proposed sewer construction."

The 1977 report also included the following remark from John H. Lindenbush of the Long Island Historical Society:

"Men fought and died here as part of our American Revolution. To date, we have honored them with our sewage. We can as a nation do better than that and I sincerely hope that this subcommittee will give serious consideration to including at least a few hundred acres of land around the former creek bed in the Gateway National Recreational Area." (His proposal did not come to pass.)

The building, later the site of a Consolidated Edison sub-station, was demolished prior to 2009.

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