Latest Contribution to "My Brownstone" Gallery
Come check in with the latest submission to the My Brownstone gallery. The owner of this 1905 Renaissance Revival house in Prospect Lefferts had plenty of dirty work to do even though he purchased the place from a flipper. Check it out and then get to work on creating an homage to your own place!…
Come check in with the latest submission to the My Brownstone gallery. The owner of this 1905 Renaissance Revival house in Prospect Lefferts had plenty of dirty work to do even though he purchased the place from a flipper. Check it out and then get to work on creating an homage to your own place!
Prospects Lefferts 1905 [My Brownstone]
Tom, you’re doing great stuff!
We too found scraps of old newspapers…dated 1897! Alas, they were so fragile, moving them at all made them crumble. It was impossible to keep more than a square inch intact that showed the date.
Re: the ugly electric meters, for which you apologise, although Con Edison likes them, you do not have to accept them IF you live in an historic district. Con Ed does not have a listing for the Prospect Lefferts Gardens Historic District (Which, after all was ONLY established a mere 26 years ago–I’m sure their information on other historic districts is equally up-to-date) However, they will not insist on one of these ugly outside meters if you can provide a letter from the LPC stating that the building on your specific bloc and lot is in a NYC Historic District.Such a letter can be obtained from Doris Hernandez, Public information Officer at the Landmarks Preservation Commission. Her contact info is:
Phone–212 669-7817, FAX– 212 669-7818, Email–dhernandez@lpc.nyc.gov.
This information BTW is from the Dec.2004 issue of the Lefferts Manor Echo
OK there they are.. a few more reno pics. Thanks brownstoner for the extra space!!!!!!
Upped your quota…Go for it!
Hey wow, thanks Brownstoner…this is my house! These photos are of the rental renovation on the first floor. I have hundreds of photos, but “My Brownstone” allows 7 at a time. I will update them if you wish. I have my own site, but there is family stuff on it so I wont post it. If you think that floor has details you should see the Parlor level! The choices made for the garden floor rental were more practical than aesthetic, but we didn’t want to make it cheap. I may spring for new cabinets next time around. Thanks for the feedback!
Great fun. Thanks for posting–how about adding some more pictures?
you have really nice old details… and I like the way you re-did the kitchen. As usual, there are choices I would have made differently since it’s so personal, but overall I think it looks great. Especially the larger window. It’s fun peeking into other peoples renovations…