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Astor Row (New York City, New York)

USA / New Jersey / Edgewater / New York City, New York / West 130th Street, 8-62
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Astor Row is the name given to 130th Street between Fifth Avenue and Lenox Avenue in Harlem, in the New York City borough of Manhattan. More specifically, it refers to the semi-attached row houses on the south side of the street. These were among the first speculative townhouses built in Harlem, and their design is very unusual. The houses are set back from the street and all have front yards, an oddity in Manhattan, and all have wooden porches. The effect is southern, and has been compared to the appearance of parts of Savannah, Georgia. The houses were built on land that had been purchased by John Jacob Astor in 1844 for $10,000, but the development was driven by his grandson, William Backhouse Astor, who hired architect and builder Charles Buek to oversee the project.

The houses were all built between 1880 and 1883. Restoration was conducted by Roberta Washington Architects with Li/Saltzman.

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Coordinates:   40°48'36"N   73°56'30"W
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