Magilligan Newspaper References

257 Carlton Ave. [DeKalb-Willoughby Aves]

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, October 23, 1867.

79-83 St. Marks Ave. (previously Wyckoff St.)

The Wyckoff St name now ends at 3rd Ave, and the street becomes St. Marks Ave. Both listings are for the third house in, which is 81 St. Marks Ave.

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, September 29, 1869. Ran 6 times starting Sept. 28.

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, October 27, 1869. Ran 3 times starting Oct. 27.

115-123 and 122-130 Park Pl. [6th-7th Aves]

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, September 28, 1872. Ran 7 times starting Sept. 28.

The Brooklyn Union, October 4, 1872

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, October 22, 1872. Ran 6 times starting Oct. 16.

The Brooklyn Union, October 26, 1872

38-50 Sterling Pl. [n s 5th-6th Aves]

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, October 22, 1873. In 1873 the first house in on the south side was 38 Sterling. It happens to be the only 21' feet wide lot on the block, and is the width noted in the ad. This begins a row, which the Extension II Designation Report has builder Not Determined, with a circa 1874 date.

44-62 St. Marks Ave. [s s 5th-6th Aves]

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, September 3, 1875. Ad for 48 St. Marks Ave.

89-97 Sterling Pl. [n s 6th-7th Aves]

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, October 13, 1875. Buying land. But for the 100' on the north side of Sterling Pl. I find 174.58 east of 6 Av.

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, October 12, 1876

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, February 8, 1877

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, March 5, 1877

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, April 8, 1877

The Citizen Union, June 21, 1879. Permit issued for 95 Sterling Pl.

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, June 22, 1879. Permit issued for 95 Sterling Pl.

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, October 11, 1879.

120? Park Pl. [s s 6th-7th Aves]

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, March 19, 1880. 102 Park Pl is in an 1877 row built by Philip J Cooty for G.M. Chapman of Manhattan

112-116 Park Pl. [s s 6th-7th Aves]

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, September 28, 1880

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, January 28, 1881

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, June 1, 1881. Sold 112 Park Pl.

56-64 Berkeley Pl. [s s 5th-6th Aves]

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, April 25, 1882. Advertised 58 Berkeley Pl.

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, February 10, 1882. Sold 64 Berkeley Pl.

184-202 Berkeley Pl. [s s 7th-8th Aves]

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, February 6, 1883

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, January 25, 1884. Sold 188 Berkeley Pl.

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, March 10, 1884. Sold 200 Berkeley Pl.

865-887 Union St. [n s 7th-8th Aves]

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, October 25, 1884. Sold 883 and 885 Union St.

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, March 14, 1885. Advertised 879-881 Union St.

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, June 23, 1903

749-763 Carroll St. [n s 7th-8th Aves]

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, May 28, 1887. Sold 761 Carroll St.

765-775 Carroll St. [n s 7th-8th Aves]

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, February 5, 1887

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, March 12, 1887

The Citizen Union, April 16, 1887. Permit for six houses at estimated cost of $10,000 each.

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, March 27, 1888

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, September 9, 1888

777-789 Carroll St. [n s 7th-8th Aves]

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, February 2, 1889. News item.

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, May 11, 1889. News item.

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, October 29, 1905

786-804 Carroll St. [s s 7th-8th Aves]

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, May 3, 1890. Sold 786 Carroll St.

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, April 1, 1891. 798 Carroll St listed for sale.

The Citizen Union, September 3, 1891. 788 Carroll St sold.

The Citizen Union, January 20, 1892. Sale of 804 Carroll St.

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, October 27, 1906

699 Carroll St. [s s 6th-7th Aves]

The Standard Union, April 4, 1891. Magilligan bought Carroll St. Land. This was 50x100 between 6th and 7th Aves. The only lot that is this size is 699 Carroll St. The building on it was built for St. Francis Xavier Church, which is next door, and to which Magilligan was an active member. It is now owned by the Berkeley Carroll School.

480-498 1st St. [s s 7th-8th Aves]

No mentions in the newspapers of 480-484. There is a seam, and not a party wall, between 486 and 488. And 480-486 do have slight differences from the other six.

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, April 18, 1891. Permit for 488-498 1st St.

The Citizen Union, April 19, 1891. Permit for 488-498 1st St.

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, December 13, 1891

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, February 12, 1892

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, April 10, 1892

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, September 24, 1893.

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, February 20, 1894. He's still trying to sell 486, 488, and 490 1st St.

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, March 4, 1894

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, March 4, 1895. Now a year later he's down to only 486 and 488 1st St unsold.

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, March 20, 1895

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, February 17, 1896

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, March, 6, 1896

The Brooklyn Union, April 20, 1896. And another year later he sold 488 1st St.

258-264 Garfield Pl. [s s 7th-8th Aves]

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, April 13, 1895

President St. [s s 6th-7th Aves]

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, November 28, 1894. Looking at the plat map nothing adds up to 40', 50', or 90' of frontage.

1263-1277 Bergen St. [n s Brooklyn-Kingston Aves]

This is the last row of single-family spec houses that John Magilligan and his son built. They had great difficulty selling these houses. After five years they still had two unsold, and they then put those up for rent.

The Citizen Union, June 25, 1895