1 St Marks Place

also 5 St Marks Place | New Brighton | built 1891

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The lot about 1940
About 1940. Via 1940s.nyc
The lot about 1985
About 1985. Via 80s.nyc

The city photographed every building for its tax records around 1940 and again in the 1980s. NYC Municipal Archives.

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  1. 1887

    Edward A. Sargent designs a Queen Anne double house for the Walsers

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    Mary Walser and her husband, Dr. Theodore Walser, built this double house on their corner lot at Westervelt Avenue sometime between 1887 and 1891, after the Staten Island Railroad opened its New Brighton station in 1886. They gave the job to Staten Island architect Edward A. Sargent; it is his earliest known work in the district. The design pairs two asymmetrical facades around an angled corner tower with a flared roof.

    “The commission for the project was awarded to the noted Staten Island architect Edward A. Sargent…”

    Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

  2. 1900

    Dr. William R. Janeway runs his medical practice from No. 1

    The Walsers' property was divided among their children in 1894, and No. 1-5 went to their daughter Mary Janeway, wife of Rev. Henry Latimer Janeway. Around 1900 the Janeways moved into No. 1 with their three children. Their eldest son, Dr. William R. Janeway, later lived here with his wife Carol until his death in 1945, seeing patients in a basement office and serving for years as attending obstetrician at the Staten Island Hospital.

    “Dr. Janeway maintained a private practice in his basement office at No. 1 and also served for many years as the attending obstetrician at the Staten Island Hospital.”

    Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

  3. 1941

    No. 5 is split into two apartments after decades of rentals

    While the Janeways lived at No. 1, the other half of the house at No. 5 stayed a rental. Tenants included attorney Frank H. Innes and his wife Celia in the 1910s and stock trader Arthur Greenway and his wife Carrie in the 1920s. In 1941 No. 5 was divided into two apartments.

    Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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