Jumel Mansion and Sylvan Terrace

The Sylvan Terrace's wood houses, build upon the Morris-Jumel mansion's carriage drive in 1882, are a pleasant sight in snow.

By Brian Abbott, February 26, 2007 at 2:58pm

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The identical houses on Sylvan Terrace are an unusual sight in Manhattan. If you live here, you better remember your house number.

By Brian Abbott, February 26, 2007 at 3:01pm

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The Morris-Jumel mansion, in upper Manhattan, is the oldest house in the borough. Built in 1765, it served as Washington's Headquarters as our fledgling army was being driven from New York.

By Brian Abbott, February 26, 2007 at 3:03pm

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A row of brownstones on 160th Street between Jumel Terrace and Edgecombe Avenue. I love the old checker cab parked in front. I thought about taking the shot in black and white, but found the contrast between the snow-covered black car and the various shades of brown houses too wonderful to relinquish to black and white.

By Brian Abbott, February 26, 2007 at 3:11pm

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