87 MacDonough Street
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The house situated on 87 MacDonough Street in Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn has been included in the Bedford-Stuyvesant/Stuyvesant Heights Historic District since 1975. It is one of the oldest surviving structures in the neighborhood that dates back to its construction in 1863. It is currently owned by the United Order of Tents.
Architecture
87 Macdonough St. is a freestanding mansion on an exceptionally large lot. Originally comprising both the main structure and an additional carriage house that opened onto Macon St. (the carriage house was sold and replaced with new construction in the 2010s), the mansion has almost 100 ft. of frontage on to Macdonough St. It displays a combination of Italianate and French Second Empire features.
The main structure of the house is characterized by a prominent square tower at the right of the entrance portico, a typical feature of an Italian villa.
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