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=Gustave Doerschuck House= =999 Bushwick Ave=

block 3313 lot 28



= = =**History and Analysis**=
 * Year Built:** 1890
 * Building Type:** Single-family detached
 * Architect:** T. Engelhardt
 * Builder:**unknown
 * Original Owner:** Gustave Doershcuck
 * Proposed District:** Bushwick Avenue Historic District

Though slightly altered, this is one of the most intact mansions in Bushwick, Engelhardt designed this house for brewer Gustav Doerschuck. According to a Los Angeles Herald that ran on February 9th, 1910. Gustave Doerschuck discovered the missing Dr. Frederick Cook in Hamilton, Bermuda. Dr. Cook said " (I was) just resting. I am feeling much better than I did and I will soon to New York to straighten out the North Pole tangle. I am confident I will be able to make that square."The combination of granite and brick, along with the tower makes this mansion a small scale castle. The property is now owned by the Federation of Multicultural Programs, Inc, a social service agency that houses and cares for mentally handicapped clients.

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=References= AIA Guide Text and photo from http://www.brownstoner.com/brownstoner/archives/2010/06/building_of_the_73.php Los Angeles Herald []