1867 Putnam Avenue

also 5819 Putnam Avenue | Ridgewood | built 1911

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1911
G. X. Mathews files to build 1867 Putnam Avenue as the first of nine houses on its block front
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Developer G. X. Mathews filed permit NB 1313-11 in 1911 for nine buildings on the west side of Putnam Avenue, beginning with number 1867 and ending at 1883, the corner house also known as 788 Woodward Avenue. They sit on lots 50 through 35 of Queens tax block 3471. Louis Allmendinger was the architect, working in a mix of Renaissance Revival and Romanesque Revival styles.
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission
2010
Landmarks report notes the original areaway railing and gate at 1867 Putnam Avenue
The 2010 historic district report describes 1867 Putnam Avenue with an off-white cornice decorated with swags and cartouches and an areaway that keeps its historic railing, newel posts and gate, though some details are missing. The facade had been cleaned and repointed, its windows replaced in aluminum, and the stoop rebuilt in brick and cast stone; a new wood-and-glass door with a transom and an intercom box mark the entrance, and all the stonework is painted off-white.
“…historic areaway railing, newel posts, and gate with some details removed…”
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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