60-12 Putnam Avenue

Ridgewood | built 1907

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

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1907
German-born developer Ignatz Martin, an early Ridgewood brick-row builder, builds the house
Ignatz Martin (1864-1921) emigrated from Germany in 1898 and by 1900 was a real estate operator living in Bushwick. He built many houses in what is now the Central Ridgewood Historic District, among them some of its first brick rows, and later the 1911 row at 59-12 to 59-26 68th Avenue. By 1915 he had moved to Richmond Hill.
“Ignatz Martin (1864-1921) built many houses in the historic district, including some of the district's first brick rows…”
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission
1907
An angled bay sets this house apart from its brick neighbors in Martin's row
Built around 1907 under permit NB 2305-1907 to plans by Louis Berger & Company, the Renaissance Revival house has a projecting angled bay on its brick front. It shares the row's details: a stone stoop, a bracketed stone hood over the door, rough-cut stone bands with keystone lintels, and an ornate bracketed cornice. The stoop may be original, while the door, windows and railings have been replaced.
“Significant Architectural Features: Projecting angled bay, brick facade; stone stoop, bracketed stone hood over main entrance…”
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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