Putnam Court

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1903 Putnam Court 148-152 West 104th Street (demolished)
– address now part of the large Douglass II public housing development built in the 1950’s
– 1903 Block 1858 Lot 55 no longer exists; now Block 1855

1903
300
$175,000.00
104th st, Nos 148 to 152 W 6-sty brk flat, 87.6˙87.11
OWNER / OWNER ADDRESS
J Paterno & Son / 505 W 112th st COMMENTS
ARCHITECT / ARCHITECT ADDRESS
Schwarz & Gross / 160 5th [Fifth] av (source)

The 1940’s NYC photo project showcases a different building at the location of 148-152 West 104th Street so it seems that the Paterno building was demolished by 1940.

Manhattan, V. 7, Plate No. 27 [Map bounded by W. 105th St., Columbus Ave., W. 100th St., Amsterdam Ave.] 1902 source
source 1902
Plate 37: Bounded by W. 108th Street, Central Park West, W. 97th Street, and [Hudson River, Riverside Park] Riverside Drive.] 1911 source
Manhattan V. 7, Plate No. 45 [Map bounded by Amsterdam Ave., W. 105th St., Columbus Ave., W. 102] 1912 source
Plate 101, Part of Section 7: [Bounded by W. 105th Street, Central Park West, W. 100th Street and Amsterdam Avenue] 1930 source

Living It Up page 276: General Israel Putnam commanded the American forces in NY in 1776, including those at Ft. Washington.

Real Estate Transaction 1 — No Title
New – York Tribune (1900-1910); New York, N.Y. [New York, N.Y]. 31 Mar 1903: 4. 
IN THE REAL ESTATE FIELD: Tighe Property on Union Square Resold by Justice Dugro. New Building at 35 and 37 West Thirty-first Street — Other Dealings by Brokers and at Auction.
New York Times (1857-1922); New York, N.Y. [New York, N.Y]. 31 Mar 1903: 14.  
The Evening Post record of real estate sales in greater … v. 5 (1903). via HathiTrust
Real estate record and builders’ guide. vol.72 (1903). via HathiTrust
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