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Mott Haven Historic District

Historic site · Mott Haven, New York

An 11-acre historic district on Alexander Avenue between East 138th and East 141st Streets. Its four- and five-story row houses date to the last half of the nineteenth century, in Gothic, Queen Anne and Romanesque styles, and some of them were known historically as "Doctors' Row" and "Irish Fifth Avenue."

History

Designated a New York City Landmark on July 29, 1969 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 25, 1980, reference number 80002586. The district takes in the 1905 Mott Haven Branch of the New York Public Library and Saint Jerome's Roman Catholic Church, and the 40th Precinct police station stands within it.

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Alexander Avenue between East 138th and East 141st Streets, Bronx, NY

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