37-50 83rd Street

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1911
Charles Peck's 1911 row, built back to back with an 82nd Street twin, includes No. 37-50
This house was built in 1911 as one of ten Charles Peck rowhouses developed by the Charles E. Currier Co. under permit NB 1017-1911, and is among the eight that survive. Its builders paired the row with an identical one directly behind it on 82nd Street, which was later converted to commercial use. Stone lintels and modillioned cornices finish the brick fronts, and No. 37-50 still has historic double-leaf wood-and-glass doors.
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission
1911
The Queensboro Corporation's farmland becomes a row of houses, among the district's first projects
Soon after the Queensboro Corporation bought a large tract of farmland in 1910 in Newtown's Trains Meadow section, it began improving its property. The Landmarks Preservation Commission lists Charles Peck's 1911 row along the west side of 83rd Street, which includes No. 37-50, and Laurel Court of 1913-14 as the first projects inside today's historic district. Both followed older 19th-century housing patterns, before Queensboro's later planning innovations.
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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