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Spooky Mansion on Willoughby Ave Named a City Landmark

Who doesn't love the sight of the beautiful and very likely haunted Catherina Lipsius House, also known to Bushwick residents as The Spooky Mansion on Willoughby and Bushwick Aves? You'll be happy to hear that it shall stand even more proudly, with all its ghosts and creepy secrets, because it was named one of the city's new landmarks at a NYC Landmark Preservation Commission hearing yesterday

Spooky Mansion on Willoughby Ave Named a City Landmark

Spooky Mansion on Willoughby Ave Named a City Landmark

Who doesn't love the sight of the beautiful and very likely haunted Catherina Lipsius House, also known to Bushwick residents as The Spooky Mansion on Willoughby and Bushwick Aves? You'll be happy to hear that it shall stand even more proudly, with all its ghosts and creepy secrets, because it was named one of the city's new landmarks at a NYC Landmark Preservation Commission hearing yesterday

Spooky Mansion on Willoughby Ave Named a City Landmark
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Who doesn’t love the sight of the beautiful and very likely haunted Catherina Lipsius House, also known to Bushwick residents as The Spooky Mansion on Willoughby and Bushwick Aves? You’ll be happy to hear that it shall stand even more proudly, with all its ghosts and creepy secrets, because it was named one of the city’s new landmarks at a NYC Landmark Preservation Commission hearing yesterday.

The house was built in 1890 during Bushwick’s golden era as a rich brewery town, and has been home to many notable residents. The Commission writes about the history of the building:

“Located at the corner of Willoughby Avenues, this 2 ½ story American Round Arch style mansion was commissioned by Catherina Lipsius, the owner of the Claus Lipsius Brewing Company, one…

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