Striver's Row

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Strivers' Row is three rows of townhouses in western Harlem, in the New York City borough of Manhattan on West 138th and West 139th between Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard and Frederick Douglass Boulevard. Each of the Strivers' Row houses is a designated landmark, and they are collectively recognized as a gem of New York City architecture.

Originally called the "King Model Houses" after developer David H. King, Jr., they were designed for upper-middle-class whites and constructed between 1891 and 1893. The buildings afford a view of the City College of New York, atop the hill to the west. Different architects worked on each of the three rows. The northern part of the 139th Street group was completed by McKim, Mead & White in neo-Italian style. Designers who contributed to the complex on 138th Street include James Brown Lord, Bruce Price, and Clarence S. Luce. Bruce Price and Clarence S. Luce worked together on the full block, while James Brown Lord worked independently on the south side of 138th Street.

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