228 Hamilton Avenue

St. George | built 1908

The city photographed every building for its tax records around 1940 and again in the 1980s. NYC Municipal Archives.

Written with AI from the source each entry cites, then fact-checked.

1908
New Brighton carpenter Daniel J. Cahalane designs and builds a Queen Anne house for Margaret Malloy
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Margaret Malloy had bought the lot directly from the John C. Green estate in 1901, with deed restrictions on height, setback, use and cost. In 1908 Daniel J. Cahalane, a New Brighton carpenter who was also listed as its architect, built the house for her. The front has an angled bay and a false gable framing a tripartite window that keeps its original diamond-shaped panes; the siding has since been replaced.
“This house was constructed in 1908 by New Brighton' carpenter Daniel J. Cahalane, who also was listed as the building's architect, for Margaret Malloy…”
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission
1925
Australian-born financial writer Fairfax Smyth lives here with his family
Fairfax Smyth and his family were living here in 1925. Smyth was a native of Australia whose occupation was given as financial writer.
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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