115-119 Eighth Avenue (Brooklyn)
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The Adams Residence at 115-119 Eighth Avenue at Carroll Street in the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City was built in 1888 as a double house, and was commissioned by Thomas Adams Jr., who invented the Adams Chiclets automatic vending machine. It was designed by noted architect C. P. H. Gilbert in the Richardsonian Romanesque style, and is considered to be one the best examples of that style extant in New York City, "worthy of H. H. Richardson." The house is built of sandstone, terra cotta and brick on a brownstone base, and was the first house in the neighborhood with an elevator. It has now been converted into apartments.The building is located within the Park Slope Historic District, which was designated by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission in 1973.
