Collyer Brothers Park, West 128th Street & Fifth Avenue
Collyer Brothers Park occupies the former site of the Collyer House, occupied by the eccentric and reclusive Collyer Brothers, Homer and Langley, who made headlines in 1947 when an anonymous phone call reported a dead body at the site. Police found the bed-ridden Homer dead of starvation and – three weeks later – Langley’s body… Continue reading
2-4 East 128th Street
2-4 East 128th Street has the detailing and overall “feel” of a traditional brownstone house, although it was constructed as a multi-family dwelling.
2071 Fifth Avenue, The Abingdon
2071 Fifth Avenue, also known as the Abingdon, is a well-kept Beaux Arts design.
2069 Fifth Avenue
2069 Fifth Avenue is a striking terra-cotta clad townhouse that brings a burst of cranky Victorian exuberance to the neighborhood. The dentilated brickwork of the off-center pediment is particularly eye-catching.
2068-2076 Fifth Avenue
2068-2076 Fifth Avenue is one of Harlem’s most impressive rowhouse developments, a collection of massive Richardsonian structures that terminates with a rugged tower at the West 28th Street corner. Modern windows and other flimsy recent renovations detract from the design but the overall effect is still of a storybook fortress.