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839 St. Mark’s Avenue, Crown Heights
First brought to our attention by Brownstoner (which dubbed this house “one of the crown jewels of Crown Heights North), we soon fell in love with this stately Gothic stone mansion. It’s impressive size and stature are set off by a verdant garden and help to conjure up an image of what the neighborhood used to be, when it was once a summer destination for New York’s elite.