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Brokaw Mansion
Brokaw Mansion

1 East 79th St. [The Isaac V. Brokaw Residence.]

The residence of Isaac V. Brokaw at the northeast corner of 5th Ave. and 79th St. (# 1 E. 79th St.). A streetlamp and a carriage are visible.

IMAGE DATE1901
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Isaac Vail Brokaw Residence ca. 1901

This little castle on its corner site was one of the few remaining town houses which could boast such splendid isolation. Romanesque in many of its details, this mansion was basically of French Renaissance inspiration in its fenestration and roof lines. The marble interiors clove to the Romanesque Revival and were some of the finest and most original work of the style.

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