60-70 68th Road

Ridgewood | built 1909

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

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1909
Paul Stier closes the east end of his 68th Road row with the house at 60-70
Built around 1909 for Paul Stier under the same permit as its neighbors, number 1922 of that year, this two-family house is the easternmost of the 11 buildings from 60-50 to 60-70 68th Road. Louis Berger & Company designed it with two stories over a basement in brick, stone and iron. As the last house in the row, its east side wall was left plain rather than designed as a facade.
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission
2014
The 2014 landmarks survey records the original door and a rebuilt stoop at 60-70
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The Landmarks Preservation Commission's 2014 building profile found the original main door still in place at 60-70 68th Road, along with the cornice with consoles and swags. The stoop had been altered, with cast stone and brick laid over its steps and a mailbox where the vent grille had been. The plain east side wall was parged and fitted with replacement windows and grilles, and the rear curved bay kept a historic wood balcony.
“Alterations: Non-historic stoop railings; stoop vent grille removed and replaced by mailbox; cast stone and brick on stoop steps…”
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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