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John Rankin House (Brooklyn)

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John Rankin House 440 Clinton Street Brooklyn
John Rankin House 440 Clinton Street Brooklyn

The John Rankin House at 440 Clinton Street at the corner of Carroll Street in the Carroll Gardens neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City was built in the Greek Revival style in 1840, at which time it stood by itself, surrounded by farmland and overlooking Upper New York Bay.Rankin was a merchant, and the mansion, one of the finest Greek Revival houses in the city, was one of the largest residences in Brooklyn in the 1840s. It is a three-story, square brick building on a stone foundation. The interior features a massive mahogany stairway with paneled wainscotting.It was designated a New York City landmark in 1970, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. Currently it is the F. G. Guido Funeral Home.

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John Rankin House (Brooklyn)
Clinton Street, New York Brooklyn

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Clinton Street 440
11231 New York, Brooklyn
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