Strong Rectangles Amid Circles and Triangles
The house at top is at 358 East 12th Street. It caught our attention not only because of this beautiful original multi-paned window but also because it’s the last house before you hit the Cortelyou Road where the landscape shifts considerably from the quiet residential vibe. The strong rectangular form of the window is echoed…
The house at top is at 358 East 12th Street. It caught our attention not only because of this beautiful original multi-paned window but also because it’s the last house before you hit the Cortelyou Road where the landscape shifts considerably from the quiet residential vibe.
The strong rectangular form of the window is echoed by the house at 144 Argyle Road (right)which is one of the stand-outs in the area in our opinion (it’s also a favorite of Don Wiss.) Anyone know anything about the history of this one?
358 East 12th street, would not be in Caton Park. I stand corrected. It would be in Beverley Square West. And therefore Westminster Road. Brownstoner, where did you get this?
nope. ain’t no east 10th street south of caton park, at least on the east side of coney island avenue. stratford and westminster, as well as the other named streets, extend up into caton park.
Wait – is this house in Caton Park…. I think the numbering changes on Stratford and Westminster up there…. East 10th Street weaves into Caton Park, so maybe that’s where the confusion comes from.
Yes, that sounds right to me… Where did the old East 12th designation come from? THat hasn’t been used since before Dean ALvord layed out PPS…. Although my Con-Ed bill comes to East 15h street for some reason….
Isn’t East 12th Street called Westminster in this area?
The rectangular pained windows on the second floors are almost certainly not original, and are most likely part of an “extended sleeping porch” that was added to the original design of the house ten to twenty years after construction, during which period lots of these cropped up in Victorian Flatbush. Although not original, nothing to restore either – they often look great and only add to the home’s charm.