310 Alexander Avenue

Mott Haven | built 1889

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

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1888
Andrew J. O'Dell has No. 310 built as the fifth house of his six-house row
No. 310 Alexander Avenue was one of the three later houses in Andrew J. O'Dell's row, designed by B. E. Lowe and built in 1888-1889. The first three, Nos. 302-306, had been designed by John Rogers and completed in 1880-1881. All six are three-story brick houses with high basements, and band courses run continuously across their fronts.
“Nos. 308-312 built fn 1888-89.ana designed by -8. E. Lowe…”
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission
1889
Cast-iron railings at No. 310 help bind the O'Dell row into one composition
The landmarks report singled out the cast-iron stoop railings that run along O'Dell's six houses, No. 310 among them. Massive newel posts stand at the foot of each stoop, set against thin spindles that flare outward at the bottom and again just beneath the handrail. Together with matching stoops and continuous band courses, the ironwork gives the row a calm, unified look.
“The monumental newel posts at the stoops are dramatically contrasted with the slender spindles of the handrailings…”
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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