Bushwick Wood Frame Becomes a Landmark

We were relieved to see the Landmarks Preservation Commission voted yesterday to landmark 1090 Greene Avenue in Bushwick. It is one of the last well-preserved wood frame houses in the area. Preservation advocate Historic Districts Council called it “a distinctive reminder of 19th-century Bushwick.”

It is rare for the LPC to landmark wood frame houses, perhaps because they are so often altered beyond recognition. The three-story house with bay windows and small porch was built around 1860 in the Neo-Grec style and has its original Neo-Grec window surrounds. It was designed by architect Theobald Engelhardt, who was responsible for many buildings in the area. Later alterations were made in the Queen Anne style.

Henry C. Bohack, who founded Bohack’s grocery store chain on Fulton Street in 1887, lived in the house from 1902 to 1921. Known as the Doering-Bohack House, it appears to be an apartment house, although it was at one point recently used as a church. The Brooklyn Eagle first reported on the commission’s unanimous vote to protect the building.

Bushwick Gets a New City Landmark: Doering-Bohack House at 1090 Greene Avenue [Eagle]
Closing Bell: Public Hearing on Three Buildings and Park Slope Historic District Extension [Brownstoner]
Building of the Day: 1090 Greene Avenue [Brownstoner]
Photo by Nicholas Strini for PropertyShark