148
2nd Street is located one block north of Washington
Park. 148 2nd Street was built by
John Magill in 1872, replacing a smaller building on the property.
Mr. Magill was a masonry contractor and later became a police
commissioner for Troy in 1882, the year of Troy's dueling
police forces. Magill died in 1911 and his wife lived in
the house until 1920. The building was designed by renowned
architect Marcus Cummings, who also designed old Troy City
Hall (burned 1938, now Barker Park), 33 2nd Street
(Daisy Bakers), the Plum Memorial Building at Sage College,
and many other prominent buildings in the city.
148 2nd Street
is a brick, four-story row house in the Italianate style
with a typical side stairway. The original building (25'x40')
is largely intact with most of the elegant details remainin.
The 1900 addition was gutted and rebuilt in 1978, designed
by architect Vinny Lapera for owner Judy Barnes. Lepara maintained
the dignified elegance of the original design. It has a two-story
carriage house in the rear.
Current owners David
Graham and Harriet Warnock-Graham purchased the property
in 2001 and moved there in 2005.
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