115-89 222nd Street

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1931
Selective Homes builds 115-89, whose doorway was later rebuilt square-headed
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Selective Homes Inc. built this Storybook row house in 1931 under permit NB 2169-31, with Monda & Bertolazzi as architects; it shares a five-sided vestibule with 115-87 and has a wide gambrel-shaped half-timbered parapet gable. Its wide chimney, shared with 115-91, mixes stucco panels, dogtooth brick and decorative brick motifs. At some later date its doorway was enlarged and squared off to fit a taller door, and the lower first-floor diamond-pane sashes were replaced.
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission
2022
June 28
Renovation of the gable, roof and front wall of 115-89 is under way as the street is landmarked
When the Landmarks Preservation Commission designated the Cambria Heights-222nd Street Historic District on June 28, 2022, work on this house had already begun. The commission's report notes that the front walkway and low brick wall were being rebuilt and the front gable and roof repaired. The house was counted as a contributing building in the 46-house district.
“At the time of designation, renovation work had been initiated to reconstruct the front walkway and brick wall and make repairs at the front gable and roof…”
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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