Building of the Day: 665 Rutland Road

Brooklyn, one building at a time

Name: Row House
Address: 665 Rutland Road, between Albany and Troy Avenues
Neighborhood: East Flatbush (Wingate)
Year Built: Early 1900’s
Architectural Style: Renaissance Revival
Architect: Unknown
Landmarked: No

The story: Now here’s something you don’t see every day; a one story, plus basement row house. It’s one of only two older buildings left on this block, now completely filled with new construction brick Fedders houses. Except for the awning, it looks original, and does not look like it had a storyectomy. There are windows on the right side, and a new one story extension to the left. The metal awning sits like a visor on the forehead of the building. The proportions, the large intact cornice, the doorways and windows, all fit a building with at least another floor, much like most of the houses in nearby Prospect Lefferts Gardens, and other parts of East Flatbush. I was not able to find this house in the records, and can only speculate as to what happened here. It would have been cool to see a whole row of these vertically challenged houses. Does anyone have any sightings anywhere else? GMAP