Schwab Court

828 Gerard Avenue | also 100 East 158th Street | Concourse Village | built 1924

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

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1924
Big Three Building Corp. builds Schwab Court at Gerard Avenue and East 158th Street
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Schwab Court was built in 1924 for the Big Three Building Corp. to designs by Charles Schaefer Jr., at the corner of Gerard Avenue and East 158th Street. The six-story Colonial Revival building pairs textured red brick with beige brick, over a rusticated base with masonry bands. At the top are masonry window surrounds and a stepped parapet with plain friezes and roundels.
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission
1924
Former building plan examiner Charles Schaefer Jr. designs Schwab Court
Charles Schaefer Jr., probably born around 1872 or 1875, founded Schaefer & Prindle in 1894 to design houses in Yonkers and Williamsbridge. In 1904 he joined the Bronx Department of Buildings as a plan examiner, then reopened his practice in 1907. In the Grand Concourse district he designed two Colonial Revival apartment houses, Schwab Court and the Sigel Arms.
“…joining the Department of Buildings in the Bronx as a plan examiner in 1904…”
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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