115-79 222nd Street

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1931
Selective Homes Inc. builds 115-79 222nd Street and spells out the year 1931 in brick over its door
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Selective Homes Inc. built this row house in 1931 under permit NB 2167-31, designed by Monda & Bertolazzi, as one of 46 Storybook-style houses on 222nd Street. The house records its own construction date: the numerals 1931 are worked in brick above the main entrance. Like the rest of the row, it was planned with rear garage access along shared driveways, although its front lawn has since been paved over.
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission
1931
115-79 222nd Street pairs with No. 115-77 under a round-arched peaked vestibule
No. 115-79 and its sister house, No. 115-77, share a five-sided peaked vestibule with a round-arched doorway, a triangular entrance gable and wide gambrel-shaped half-timbered parapet gables, a design repeated on six pairs. Its historic wood front door, diamond-paned leaded-glass first-story window and corbeled brick window-box brackets survive, and its chimney on the right is trimmed with stone. The upstairs wood sashes and the round brick step are replacements, and an awning shades the entrance.
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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