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Sprague Avenue & Surf Avenue, Staten Island

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  • Richmond: Sprague Avenue - Surf Avenue, 1936

    Richmond: Sprague Avenue - Surf Avenue

    1936

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Richmond: Sprague Avenue - Surf Avenue, 1936

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Richmond: Sprague Avenue - Surf Avenue

1936

Sprague Avenue, east side, between Surf Avenue and Clermont Avenue. This house was owned by Captain Martin in 1874; by James Steel in 1898; by Catherine McDonald in 1907, and by the Rully Realty Co. in 1917. August 8, 1936 P. L. Sperr

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