1878 Putnam Avenue
Ridgewood | built 1911
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The city photographed every building for its tax records around 1940 and again in the 1980s. NYC Municipal Archives.
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- 1911
Louis Allmendinger designs 1878 Putnam Avenue for the G. X. Mathews row
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Built in 1911, this is one of eight buildings, 1870 to 1884 Putnam Avenue on Queens tax block 3472, covered by permit NB 1311-11. G. X. Mathews was the original owner and developer, and Louis Allmendinger was the architect of the Renaissance and Romanesque Revival row.
- 1911
Apartments in Mathews flats such as 1878 Putnam Avenue rent as soon as they are finished
Demand for cheap housing meant apartments in the Mathews Model Flats were let right after completion, often with a waiting list. At about $11,000, the six-family buildings cost less than other housing nearby: a 1909 Real Estate Record and Guide article priced brick rowhouses of two or three stories between $9,000 and $12,000, and tenement buildings between $16,000 and $17,000.
“…apartments rented immediately upon completion, and there was often a waiting list for Mathews Model Flats apartments…”
- 2010
1878 Putnam Avenue's areaway railing survives with all its details, landmark survey finds
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The Landmarks Preservation Commission found the historic areaway railing and newel posts at this house complete with all their details. The house also kept a historic bluestone stoop, paired wood-and-glass doors with a wood-grain finish, a railing at the under-stoop entry and a tan cornice with swags and cartouches; its front had been cleaned and repointed.
“…historic areaway railing and newel posts with all details…”
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