766-772 Bushwick Avenue
Southwest corner of Dodworth Street
Block 3230, Lots 15-18
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| 766 Bushwick Avenue, (2011) Credit: Kelly A. Carroll |
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| 768-770 Bushwick Avenue, (2011) Credit: Kelly A. Carroll |
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| 772 Bushwick Avenue, (2011) Credit: Kelly Autumn Carroll Feb. 2011 |
Year Built: 1885
Building Type: Rowhouse
Architect: J. Herr
Builder: Fr. Herr
Original Owner: Peter Nehrbrass
Proposed District: N/A
History and Analysis
These four rowhouses are 2 story structures with partially submerged basements. Original wooden cornices and lintels adorn each. The original masonry materials are hidden from view by contemporary siding.Additionally, 766 and 772 possess their original stoops. The original owner of these properties was one Peter Nehrbrass, who, in 1893 trademarked “Cashmere Bouquet,” for Colgate and Company – the first perfumed, french-milled soap. Mr. Nehrbrass held an address at 80 East 54th Street at the time of the rowhouses’ construction.[1]
Additional Section/ Additional Photography
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| Cashmere Bouquet advertisement, 1887. |
Location
References
Real Estate Record and Builders’ Guide 35: 881 (January 31, 1885), 119.