360 Pacific Street
Boerum Hill | built 1851
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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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- 1851
Elizabeth and Thomas Westervelt have a frame house built at 360 Pacific Street
The house was built in 1851 for Elizabeth and Thomas Westervelt, when Pacific Street was filling with Greek Revival houses after the Gerritson family began selling lots. It is one of the frame houses of the neighborhood, set on a brick ground floor. The lot next door at No. 362 served as its garden for much of its existence.
Source: brownstoner.com
- 1851
A three-story Greek Revival frame house with a columned porch
The Landmarks Preservation Commission describes No. 360 as a three-story frame house in a late version of the Greek Revival style. Fluted columns with palm and acanthus leaf capitals hold up the roof of the front porch, wrought-iron railings run between them, and the wide doorway now has double doors added later in the 19th century.
“…a three-story frame house, was built c.1851 ... fluted columns with palm and acanthus leaf capitals supporting the roof of the front porch…”
- 1892
Cuyler Presbyterian Church rises next door and the house becomes its parsonage
In 1892 Cuyler Presbyterian Church rose next door, and No. 360 became its parsonage. The church later became a cornerstone of the neighborhood's Mohawk community. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.
Source: brownstoner.com
- 1995
John and Cynthia Gillis rent the house and build a new building on the garden lot
In 1995 John and Cynthia Gillis rented 360 Pacific Street and took an option to buy the empty garden lot beside it. They designed and built the four-story building now at No. 362, following strict landmarking standards so it fit the block. Their garden now stretches across the backs of both properties.
Source: brownstoner.com
Further reading
- Cuyler Presbyterian ChurchWikipedia
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