766-772+Bushwick+Avenue

=766-772 Bushwick Avenue=

Southwest corner of Dodworth Street Block 3230, Lots 15-18

**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.

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