122 76TH STREET, 131 76TH STREET & 76TH STREET STAIRS

122 76th Street, ca. 1900
131 76th Street, ca. 1865

Perched along the ridge, these two houses are located at a traffic dead end, but pedestrians may continue to Colonial Road via a 61-step “stair street.” Number 122 is a Gothic Revival mansion originally owned by Dr. Fredric E. Elliot, founder of the Blue Cross. Number 131 is a neo-Georgian mansion that features a grand semi-circular porch with white Composite columns.

 

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