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Our house, built in 1896, shows the same 1901 date on the tax records. The common 1901 date is a place holder because Victorian records were lost, destroyed, or incorrectly digitized. We got the date of 1896 for our house when our real estate lawyer saw the original deed for our house during the purchase; plus people were living in our house in the 1900 census.

Celebrating Christmas in 1899: A Tale of Two Brooklyns

1899 was the year my house was built, although Brooklyn City Directories don’t show anyone living there until 1901.

Celebrating Christmas in 1899: A Tale of Two Brooklyns

We made an offer on 54 Greene about 6 years ago..... crazy thats its been left to rot all this time.

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I really love historical stories like this one. I even downloaded the PDF of the book you mentioned and have started to read it. Love Brooklyn history!

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