House of the Day: 633 East 24th Street
This Victorian house at 633 East 24th Street has a lot of things going for it–lots of original charm, a modernized kitchen, wraparound porch—so it will be interesting to see how the asking price of $949,000 flies. If this were a few blocks away, on the other side of Cortleyou, say, then it would be…
This Victorian house at 633 East 24th Street has a lot of things going for it–lots of original charm, a modernized kitchen, wraparound porch—so it will be interesting to see how the asking price of $949,000 flies. If this were a few blocks away, on the other side of Cortleyou, say, then it would be a lay-up. We’re not so sure that the Brooklyn College area (Mary Kay calls this micronabe South Midwood) can support that price. What do you think?
633 East 24th Street [Aguayo & Huebener] GMAP P*Shark
This home is truly extraordinary, Its a real entetaining house and a home that is tasteful and ready for anyones personal touch. How is this possible to live so elegantly at that price. Its an historic street with wonderful people with a great urban mix only steps away. Thank god there is market downswing, someone is going to get a deal, I only wish it was me,
I don’t think anyone is up in arms about it, but rather just genuinely expressing confusion (or maybe having a laugh) at the geographically challenged name. Maybe there is a good historical reason for it (like there was another Midwood north of this neighborhood that became Beverly Square, or maybe they were planning to re-name what is now Midwood something else like now-neglected Greenfield) or maybe it was just a developer’s flight of fancy in 1901.
I say this as a resident of a neighborhood which first name was created in the 1960’s by digging around for something more genteel than “Downtown Brookyln” and which second name should really be more “gentle rise” or maybe “mound” than “hill”.
Here’s a link to a 1908 source; “Flatbush of To-Day”, published in 1908, which mentions the South Midwood neighborhood:
http://books.google.com/books?id=EtsTAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA152&dq=south+midwood&cd=1#v=onepage&q=south%20midwood&f=false
Victorian Flatbush is a pretty large geographic area. Why do so many people get up in arms about when people use these terms to navigate this area now? It’s not pretentious. It’s both useful and historically accurate.
Yawn. South Midwood, from MKG:
“South Midwood was built by Real Estate Developers at the turn of the century. The land was purchased as large tracts from Dutch Families who had owned the farms in Flatbush. In 1901, the South Midwood Resident Association was founded, an organization that remains a vital force in the community today. In honor of the neighborhood’s centennial in 2001, the City Council restored the original names of South Midwood’s tree-lined streets: Kenmore Place (East 21st Street), Elmore Place (East 22nd Street), Delamere Place (East 23rd Street) and Mansfield Place (East 24th Street). ”
Newkirk Avenue Station was originally known as the South Midwood Station.
Midwood was home to two “Victorian” developments, named Manhattan Terrace and Midwood Terrace by developers.
The Colonial Club on Avenue I and Flatbush Avenue was founded to serve the residents of these neighborhoods.
These names were original. But they don’t appear as Wikipedia entries, so I guess they never existed, huh? Actually, South Midwood is mentioned in the Wikipedia entry for Prospect Park South, as one of the enclaves that sprung up in Flatbush in the wake of PPS.
It has a Room of Requirement in the basement! Always handy.
Dude, I was merely explaining why I didn’t quote the non-existent South Midwood entry. Maybe you should think about decaf.
“There is no Wiki entry for the 100 year old name South Midwood.’
NO WIKI?!? Then it just can NOT be true!!!
Considering the South Midwood Residents Association (SMRA) was founded in 1901 (and yes with documentation to prove it) don’t you think it would be sort of silly for them to name themselves after the area if it wasn’t named accordingly?
My 6 year-old would go nuts for the purple carpeting and pink bathroom.
It’s South Midwood, which is a section of Flatbush. A little confusing, but that’s how it is. Kinda like West New York being in NJ, or Kansas City being in MO. It’s definitely not Ditmas Park, but then neither are Beverley Square, West Midwood, and all those other neighborhoods that realtors for some reason call Ditmas Park.