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Cypress Hills House With Porch, Pier Mirror, Claw-Foot Tub, New Kitchen Asks $850K

This early 20th century single-family in Cypress Hills has an appealing brick facade as well as original interior features and recent updates.

by Susan De Vries

08/30/2021 4 minute 0

This early 20th century single-family in Cypress Hills has an appealing brick facade as well as original interior features and recent updates. Within walking distance of Highland Park, the house at 46 Hendrix Street is one of a row built in 1913 by a builder who constructed modern homes to lure new residents to the area.

Advertising his houses as “Richards Real Homes,” with taglines like “modern homes at moderate prices,” builder Frank Richards boasted in 1915 that his company had built and sold more than 100 homes in the Highland Park area within three years. This row, comprised of 11 houses designed by architect Ernest H. Tatje, is typical of Richards houses in the area, and mixes together a bit of Tudor, Colonial and Mediterranean Revival style detail. The historic tax photo shows that while No. 46 is missing the original clay tile on its faux roof and the railings of its columned front porch have been altered, most of the other original facade details are still present.

Original details on the interior include wood floors, picture rails and a pier mirror in the parlor while the dining room beyond still has a plate shelf and, in place of the expected wainscoting, a leather-like wall covering with a raised design that is typical of the period. The listing accurately notes it is “Lincrusta like.”

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At the rear of the first floor is the renovated galley kitchen with white tile walls, white cabinets and new flooring.

Upstairs off the hallway lit by a stained glass skylight are four bedrooms and a full bath. All the bedrooms have picture rails and wood floors, although in the largest bedroom the floor has been painted and all the trim given a green and white faux marble or graining treatment. There’s no window in the full bath but there is a skylight, a claw-foot tub and what looks like a vintage hot water tank visible in the virtual tour.

The basement doesn’t appear to be legal living space so the finished apartment with kitchen and full bath wouldn’t provide extra income but does perhaps offer a work from home or rec room space. There’s laundry on this level, which has its own separate entrance via a door under the front porch.

The rear yard is filled by a wood deck painted a vibrant shade of red. While there isn’t any green space in the rear there are some planting beds in the fenced-in front yard.

The property hasn’t been on the market in decades and is listed with Malcolm Louis Adams of Compass for $850,000. What do you think?

[Listing: 46 Hendrix Street | Broker: Compass] GMAP