Two aerial views show Dongan Avenue North of Broadway today. The top photo looks eastward across the LIRR tracks - 86-25 is the red building on the left. The second photo looks north across Broadway with 86-25 partially hidden. You can see the last wood frame Claremont Terrace home and the commercial block built on its front lawn.
Now does anyone remember the futuristic looking house that used to sit at the end of Dongan Avenue? It was torn down in the 70's I believe. Better yet does anyone have a photo?
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I lived on Dongan Avenue for many years (34)!1 I do remember that futuristic looking building. It used to be a office building (architect firm) that was vacated by them in the mid 80's. It was sadly burned down on the Fourth of July a few years later.
I grew up on that block since age of 8, played around that house, which was referred to as the "White House." Also, last Claremont Terrace depicted was boyhood home of my uncle. Before that, was owned by Lord of Lord and Taylor notoriety.It was demolished few years back without publicity, now replaced by ugly brick structure without new work done in few years.
I would like to see that photo, my father was actually the super of the white building for 25 years and I've always wondered what was back there in what I and most the young people on the block call the Jungle!
I also grew up on Dongan Avenue and have fond memories of playing and hanging out on the steps of the "White House". My parents still live there and I visit them several times a week. I was there when it burned down.
That's so interesting that the original houses were also burnt down on the 4th of July wow it's not a coincidence... That the White House also burnt down I also lived there when the white house burnt down and I've gone into the mansion it had hidden rooms and staircases behind the fireplaces leading from apartment to rooms and spiral staircases in the back through the service entrance in the back
After the original mansion burned down on July 4, 1873, Samuel Lord constructed a new mansion on the same site for his daughter Elizabeth and her husband, Thomas Warrin. Specific details about the architectural style, interior design, or features of this new mansion are not readily available in the provided sources. For a more comprehensive understanding of the mansion's characteristics and history, consulting local historical societies or archives may provide additional insights.
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