Kreischerville Workers' Houses, 85-87 Kreischer Street
85 Kreischer Street | Charleston | built 1920
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The city photographed every building for its tax records around 1940 and again in the 1980s. NYC Municipal Archives.
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- 1900
Hungarian brickworker Albert Bolish and German Charles Damran live here in 1900
When the 1900 census was taken, No. 85 was occupied by Albert Bolish, a Hungarian immigrant employed at a brick works, and his wife, Lena. In the other half, No. 87, lived Charles (Karl) Damran, who had come from Germany; he appears to have stayed there for more than twenty years, from at least 1900 through 1920.
- 1910
Hungarian brickworker Louis Sabo shares No. 85 with family and two boarders
By 1910 No. 85 was home to Louis Sabo, another Hungarian immigrant employed at the brick works, along with his family and two boarders. In 1920 the same half was occupied by the family of Alex Iski, also from Hungary, who worked at the Tottenville Copper Co. works, while the Iskis' two Hungarian boarders worked at the nearby chemical works.
“In 1910, Louis Sabo, also a Hungarian immigrant who worked at the brick works, occupied the house with his family and two boarders…”
- 1920
The Damran family works at the copper and dental works and takes in laundry
In 1920 Charles Damran and one of his sons were working at the Tottenville Copper works, according to the census. His daughter Katie had a job at the dental works in Prince's Bay, and his wife, Anna, earned money taking in laundry. The German-born Damran had made No. 87 his home since at least 1900.
“…his daughter Katie worked in the dental works at Prince's Bay and his wife, Anna, took in laundry…”
- 1994
The Landmarks Preservation Commission designates 85-87 Kreischer Street
The commission named the double house a city landmark on July 26, 1994, after an October 1, 1991 hearing that also took up the related workers' houses on Kreischer Street. It judged the group of four identical pairs among the most recognizable worker housing built in Staten Island's 19th-century factory villages. Owners Irene and Mary Belansky had opposed individual designation under the existing zoning.
“…part of a group of four identical double houses , are some of the most readily identifiable of the worker housing erected…”
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