1857 Madison Street

Ridgewood | built 1913

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1. 1911

   G. X. Mathews agrees to buy the Meyerrose farm, the land under 1857 Madison Street, for $400,000

   Before the tenements, this block was part of the Meyerrose farm. In February 1911 newspapers reported that G. X. Mathews had agreed to buy the entire farm for about $400,000, or $20,000 an acre, a record for Ridgewood land. Deed records show him taking title in half-block and quarter-block parcels beginning that August, buying them with mortgages and selling finished buildings as he went.

   “G. X. Mathews agreed to purchase the entire Meyerrose Farm in February of 1911, at the reported price of $400,000 or $20,000 per acre, a record price for land in Ridgewood.”

   Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

2. 1913

   G. X. Mathews puts up 1857 Madison Street in 1913 from plans by R. George Smart

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   Developer G. X. Mathews built 1857 Madison Street in 1913 under new-building permit NB 991-13, with R. George Smart as architect. It belongs to a run of seven tenements, 1851 to 1863 Madison Street, on the west side of the street between Onderdonk and Woodward Avenues, standing on Lot 49 of Queens tax block 3470. The Landmarks Preservation Commission classes its style as Renaissance and Romanesque Revival.

   Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

3. 1913

   1857 Madison Street keeps its historic areaway gate beneath a tan cornice

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   Number 1857 follows the row's design: pale yellow brick over an amber-brick base, round- and segmental-arched amber lintels, a carved limestone door surround with a bracketed pediment, and recessed brick panels at the first floor. Its swagged cornice is painted tan, and the bluestone stoop, areaway railing, gate and newel posts are historic. Vinyl windows, a newer wood-and-glass door with sidelight and transom, and a metal awning over the entry came later, and the stonework has been painted grey.

   Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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