House of the Day: 775 East 19th Street

I like this reno... Exterior color doesn't bother me, at least it's shingle and freshly painted. Love the kitchen, and would sell my soul for that mantle with original arts and crafts clock. These homes are very transitional... I owned a tudor in the nabe that had high Victorian details; here is a shingle style house with hard cord a/c accents.

Any glass in this house? I think in this market, 1.2 is realistic. Also love what they did with the third floor space. Fiske Terrace is a walk from the park - less desirable than neighborhoods closer to Cortelyou (although FT is landmarked).

How does it compare though, to MKG listing http://www.marykayg.com/html/0558.html, for an architecturally distinctive Albemarle home in PPS? Needs all the siding removed, to appreciate bones, and cheapo metal balconies replaced. Update kitchens and baths, wiring, who knows what else... Looks well tended, though. They're only asking 1.25... I would say prices have dropped $200k in the past 2 years in Victorian Flatbush. Grateful I flipped my house when I did (not that I had much choice).

One more question: Any stained glass remaining in this house?

Ebbinger House sold for all of 1.2 million? Wow...

BTW Anyone ever call MKG when she has "CALL US FOR OTHER LISTINGS" posted above her public listings? Is it some secret stash of houses?

Thanks, Textpert. That would suggest more original detail remains than pictures suggest. Price is what I would have expected 2 1/2 years ago (I was looking at other houses in the nabe back then), not now.

The Albemarle house does have an impressive facade (not to mention the fact that it's huge and prime location) - BUT it is encased in really horrible aluminum siding that actually distorts/hides much of the exterior detail. I'm sure it's preserving some really phenomenal trim, etc... The house has a lot of curving lines, and whoever sided this place just boxed it all in. If I was in the market for this house, that siding would have to go.

The Victorian era (architecturally) ends around 1900, but the following decade is frequently lumped in with the earlier era, as much of the same architectural vocabulary continued to be employed. The houses which now occupy Stratford and Westminster Roads in Beverly Square West (originally Matthew's Park) were built around 1890 - a decade before the rest of BSW was constructed. There are architectural differences, but it's a good, living example right in the nabe of how Victorian architectural models continued to be employed after the official end of that era. Most of the homes in Victorian Flatbush were built between 1900-1910, often referred to as "transitional," between Victorian and Arts and Crafts. Victorian Flatbush interiors often reflect a blend of Victorian and Craftsman detail.

The term "Victorian" actually encompasses many different sub-styles of architecture, Eastlake, Stick Styly, Folly, etc... There's quite a bit of variety.

House in question is definitely not a SF Painted Lady, however!

Didn't realize that this house backed up against a row of apt. buildings. Not a selling point. Owners over paid in 2005, IMO.

It was built during the Edwardian period, from an historical perspective, but Edwardian isn't really an architectural term.

Textpert, I think you are focusing on Eastlake Victorians.

There is much money to sink into the PPS house - $400k, my bet. This house is turn key, if overpriced. Different markets?

Spent many years (10)where (i'm presuming) you're from dittoburg, and the architectural vocabulary is different in the UK than it is over here,at least from an acadmic perspective. American domestic architecture of the early 20the century doesn't really have an Edwardian period. We never had an Edward, nor a Victoria, obviously, but we tend to use the term Victorian very broadly in terms of architecture. Transitional is usually the technical term used in the US to describe the architecture from c. 1900-1910. However, it doesn't have quite the same real estate charm.

It's not a four square - look at the floor plan. I thought it was at first, too. Many around here are, but this one isn't. The living room runs the width of the entire house.