I know the townhouse; there are very few buildings with that color of stone.
In fact it may be the only one in NYC; Roche may be a particular region in
France as the country is blessed with great limestone ..called  chalkier'
(sp)
It also has the best lime mortars; and not the ones currently available in
the US . Best Michael

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