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28-30 West 123rd Street

architect

John E. Terhune

location

28-30 West 123rd Street

date

1884-85

style

Queen Anne  

construction

 

type

House

 

photo of 28-30 west 123rd street
Notice the unusual narrowness of these two dwellings -- they measure just thirteen feet wide as opposed to the typical twenty foot width of rowhouses such as those to the east. John E. Terhune designed these Queen Anne brick and stone homes in 1884-85 with a freedom from design constraints not previously accepted by clients and developers. This departure from the boxiness of traditional brownstones allowed Terhune to include lively ornamentation such as the floral panels below the windows of the parlor floor and the original wooden doors.

contact

nyc-architecture.com

links

 
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