60-83 68th Avenue

Ridgewood | built 1909

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1909
Paul Stier puts up 60-83 68th Avenue as a two-family house
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Built around 1909 under new-building application 1918 of that year, 60-83 68th Avenue was one of the two-family houses that Paul Stier owned on Block 3532; this one occupies Lot 35. The plans came from Louis Berger & Company, and the house was finished in brick, stone and metal.
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission
1909
60-83 68th Avenue gets a curved bay, brick bands and a pedimented door hood
The Renaissance Revival front of 60-83 68th Avenue swells into a rounded bay of full height. Contrasting brick fills the spandrels and runs in bands between the second-story windows, and a stone hood with a carved pediment tops the door. Since then the original door has given way to a single paneled one, an aluminum awning and a rooftop satellite dish have been added, and the stair to the under-stoop entrance has been rebuilt.
“Aluminum awning over door; single, panelled replacement door with side and transom infill ... satellite television dish on roof…”
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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