Queens Mansion Landmarked, Put On Market
The Fitzgerald-Ginsberg House in Flushing has become the first residential structure in Queens to be designated a landmark by the City. Designed by architect John Oakman for a building supplies tycoon, the Tudor-style Bayside Avenue home was built in 1924. LPC committee members were particularly impressed with its “rusticated, irregularly shaped fieldstone walls, a multicolored…
The Fitzgerald-Ginsberg House in Flushing has become the first residential structure in Queens to be designated a landmark by the City. Designed by architect John Oakman for a building supplies tycoon, the Tudor-style Bayside Avenue home was built in 1924. LPC committee members were particularly impressed with its “rusticated, irregularly shaped fieldstone walls, a multicolored slate roof, casement and leaded glass windows, and picturesque massing.” After being bought by Mansour Mehdizadeh for $1.3 million in October 2003, the property is now back on the market for $2.25 million. We have no idea whether any work has been done in the interim (no building permits on record). Interested? Track down Utopia Realty on Northern Boulevard. We couldn’t find a trace of them on the Internet.
Flushing Estate Landmarked [NY Daily News]
Preservation Notes [SPLIA Newsletter]
I’d be surprised if Forest Hills Gardens in Queens wasn’t landmarked.Maybe not, but those houses are GORGEOUS.
Most of flushing is not subway-accessible, and most houses don’t look like that. Take a drive down Northern Blvd…
Are you sure it’s the first residential structure in Queens to be landmarked, and not just in Flushing (as the article says). I thought the Louis Armstrong house was landmarked, and I’m sure there are a few more.
What is Flushing like? Sigh. I lived there for over 20 years (3-23) and can say overall a very uninspiring place architecture-wise. I’m not familiar with this house unfortunately. Downtown flushing has a new library but otherwise there is nothing notable down there besides some great Chinese restaurants. It smells, it is crowded, it is…Chinatown. Where I lived (on the other side of the Queens Botanical Gardens- also in Flushing) the homes are about 50 years old and the design is basic brick/siding, small porches, medium sized yards, etc. You have the Fair Grounds of course, which are worth a visit. TimeOut NY did a feature on what to do in the hood in their special issue on the US Open.
You are more likely to see homes like this in Bayside or Forest Hills than Flushing.
-Rita
What’s Flushing like anyway? Is there a whole area of big nice houses like this?