Tag Archives: Wurts Bros

Empire City Savings Bank, Harlem, 1920

The Empire City Savings Bank at 231 West 125th Street was one of the beautifully designed buildings in Harlem just after the turn of the 20th century. Continue reading

About these ads

Col. Kopper’s ‘Oldest House’ in Harlem 1924

In 1924, if you looked down 124th Street and 3rd Avenue, you would have seen the beautiful residence of Col. Kopper’s. The house was a combination wood and cement, round and square windows and by some considered the “Oldest House” in Harlem. Continue reading