Most of the decorative motifs carved into the stonework of prewar buildings tend to be mythological but we often run into design elements that are a bit more unconventional. While walking within the Mount Morris Park Historic District this week, we noticed that one of the townhouses had a pelican carved into the stoop out front. Birds are usually not an unheard of subject matter for historic homes but having one that is a bit more seafaring is a bit unusually for a location at the center of Harlem. The blocks of Mount Morris Park actually have more novel carvings than most and pedestrian will often see other creature features such as dragons or even puppies on some of the stoops:
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