Dark Tower, Neo-Georgian townhouse in Harlem, US.
Located at 108 West 136th Street, the mansion combined two buildings with retail operations on the ground floor and cultural spaces above.
Madam C.J. Walker purchased the property in 1913, and by 1915 expanded it with an adjacent townhouse, commissioning architect Vertner Woodson Tandy for renovations.
The mansion served as a gathering space during the 1920s Harlem Renaissance, welcoming Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, and W.E.B. Du Bois among others.
The building housed a hair parlor on the ground floor and beauty culture classes in the basement, training agents for Walker's hair care products.
The site transformed into the Countee Cullen Branch of the New York Public Library in 1941 after the original structure's demolition.
Location: New York City
GPS coordinates: 40.81500,-73.94111
Latest update: March 8, 2025 18:40
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