Gustave Doerschuck House
999 Bushwick Ave
block 3313 lot 28
Perez, Lauren 2011 |
Year Built: 1890
Building Type: Single-family detached
Architect: T. Engelhardt
Builder:unknown
Original Owner: Gustave Doershcuck
Proposed District: Bushwick Avenue Historic District
History and Analysis
Though slightly altered, this is one of the most intact mansions in Bushwick, Engelhardt designed this house for brewer Gustav Doerschuck. According to a Los Angeles Herald that ran on February 9th, 1910. Gustave Doerschuck discovered the missing Dr. Frederick Cook in Hamilton, Bermuda. Dr. Cook said ” (I was) just resting. I am feeling much better than I did and I will soon to New York to straighten out the North Pole tangle. I am confident I will be able to make that square.”The combination of granite and brick, along with the tower makes this mansion a small scale castle. The property is now owned by the Federation of Multicultural Programs, Inc, a social service agency that houses and cares for mentally handicapped clients.
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AIA Guide
Text and photo from http://www.brownstoner.com/brownstoner/archives/2010/06/building_of_the_73.php
Los Angeles Herald http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=11&ved=0CBQQFjAAOAo&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcdnc.ucr.edu%2Fcdnc%2Fcgi-bin%2Fimageserver%2Fimageserver.pl%3Foid%3DLAH19100209.1.8%26key%3D%26getpdf%3Dtrue&rct=j&q=Gustav%20Doerschuck%20bushwick&ei=umuzTYHiHeHy0gGo6cWECQ&usg=AFQjCNH8gCvjHjtcA9tNt916qtRBUN-bsA&cad=rja