59-17 Madison Street

Ridgewood | built 1907

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The lot about 1940
About 1940. Via 1940s.nyc
The lot about 1985
About 1985. Via 80s.nyc

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

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  1. 1907

    Ridgewood carpenter John Eisenhauer builds 59-17 Madison Street as part of a Louis Berger-designed row

    John Eisenhauer (1869-1938), born in Baden and brought to America as a child by his father Nicolas, a carpenter, was himself working as a carpenter by 1900 and lived in Ridgewood. He built the rows at 59-22 to 59-30 and 59-15 to 59-35 Madison Street in 1907-08, including this house, all to designs by Louis Berger & Company.

    “Eisenhauer built the rows at 59-22 to 59-30 Madison Street (1907) and 59-15 to 59-35 Madison Street (1907-08), all designed by Louis Berger & Company.”

    Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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