One of my favorite buildings in the Cobble Hill area is the old Dudley Memorial Building, also known as the Long Island College Hospital Stanley S. Lamm Institute for Developmental Disabilities.
Sadly, the wonderful structure at 110 Amity Street has been empty for a few years now and the boarded up windows are a sad sight. The building is free standing today, but that was not always the case. On both Amity Street and the Henry Street side, the Dudley Memorial building was originally flanked by equally stunning rowhouses.
Formerly, the walls between the adjoining structures were broken down to allow them to be connected. Those two neighboring buildings were torn down decades ago.
You can see the corner of Amity and Henry Street in all its glory on the postcard above.
The old Dudley memorial building was designed by Charles Hough, one of the founding members of the Brooklyn Chapter of the American Institute of Architects. It was built in 1903 to commemorate Dr. William Dudley, one of the founders of the Long Island College Hospital, which is situated right across the street and served as a nurses' residence.
In the 1970's, the Lamm Institute for Developmental Disabilities moved into the building, but was later relocated.
Finally in 2007, the building was sold by Long Island College to developer Time Equities, Inc. A development proposal by Time Equities and partner Lucky Boy would have put an addition atop a 1903 building and would have added townhouses on the adjoining vacant land. Their design was shot down by the Landmarks Preservation Commission.
The building as well as the lot on Amity Street are currently back on sale and listed by Corcoran.
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