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Vertner Woodson Tandy, New York’s first licensed black architect, designed this home, named Villa Lewaro. His client was Madame C. J. Walker, a successful African American businesswoman in the cosmetics industry. This photo was recently featured in a Picture This blog post: “Exploring Place in African American History.”
VIEW OF EAST ELEVATION – Villa Lewaro, North Broadway, Irvington, Westchester County, NY
[ca. 1986]
1 photograph.
Notes:
For more information about the site, see: http://ift.tt/1Qhgs8R
Forms part of the Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record/Historic American Landscapes Survey.
Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): http://ift.tt/20M7mZO
Call Number: HABS NY,60-IRV,5–1
from Planet GS via John Jason Fallows on Inoreader http://ift.tt/1Qhgs8P
The Library of Congress
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