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January 18, 2006

Carriage House Week: 403-405 Vanderbilt Avenue

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403-405 Vanderbilt Avenue (left) is a massive Romanesque Revival carriage house built circa 1890 for the owner of the house that stood at 404 Clinton Avenue (right) prior to the present building. The beautifully maintained Flemish bond brick building has a central segmental-arched entrance with original double dorrs hung on ornate iron hinges. A rectangular window and pedestrian entrance flank the carriage entrance and all are capped by splayed brick lintels with limestone keystones. Three windows light the coachman's residence on the second floor. A small corbeled cornice supports the building's most unusual feature, a parapet pierced by ziggurat-like openings. An ornate Beaux-Arts style fence of later date runs in front of the building. (Ed: The word ziggurat refers to a temple tower of the ancient Assyrians and Babylonians which typically had the form of a terraced pyramid of successively receding stories.) GMAP P*Shark




Posted by Brownstoner at 11:07 AM | Comments (8)
Categories: Architecture

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First vermiculation now ziggurat. What's the next vocabularly word you're going to spring on us, Mr. Stoner?

Posted by: Anonabelle at January 18, 2006 12:26 PM

Actually, Brownstoner, I'm rather enjoying what seems to be increased attention to items of architectural/design interest on the site of late. And, I love learning the actual names for building features that I've never known the names for before . . . or even noticed for that matter. Keep it up!

Posted by: Anonymous at January 18, 2006 12:43 PM

Is the picture on the right the current building at 404 Clinton Avenue?

Posted by: Anonymous at January 18, 2006 1:14 PM

yes

Posted by: Brownstoner at January 18, 2006 1:20 PM

I think the carriage houses are some of the most interesting houses in the 'hood. Would be cool to do the same for Waverly Ave. And speaking of Waverly, heard that a woman was mugged by a gang of women on Waverly and Lafayette a few nights ago.

Posted by: lesterhead at January 18, 2006 4:24 PM

I think that was a few weeks ago. Saw it on setspeed's blog.

Posted by: Anonymous at January 18, 2006 5:00 PM

There was anothe women-on-woman mugging last year over on Gates, East of Washington.

Posted by: Brownstoner at January 18, 2006 5:16 PM

I'm also enjoying the architectural appreciation.

Posted by: renogirl at January 18, 2006 9:22 PM

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