House of the Day: 257 Stuyvesant Avenue
Wow, the architectural detail in some of these Stuyvesant Heights homes never ceases to amaze! This particular house at 257 Stuyvesant Avenue is no exception: Check out the woodwork in the parlor and stairwell. The four-story house is currently configured as a two-family and is asking $985,000. We’re not sure how long it’s been on…
Wow, the architectural detail in some of these Stuyvesant Heights homes never ceases to amaze! This particular house at 257 Stuyvesant Avenue is no exception: Check out the woodwork in the parlor and stairwell. The four-story house is currently configured as a two-family and is asking $985,000. We’re not sure how long it’s been on the market.
257 Stuyvesant Avenue [Fillmore Real Estate] GMAP P*Shark
“The house dose not smell like grandma.”
Lol Amzi. Love how you slipped that in among the great architectural info.
Oh! Since you know so much —
Do you know: What is the difference between the 1896/97 bathrooms and the 1886 bathrooms (as originally configured)? Are they the same? Do any of these houses have a super small bathroom with a clawfoot tub, bead board, and a simple wall-hung sink with an oval bowl? Were any built with tile originally? Do they ALL have marble sinks? Was the plumbing nickel or brass?
Inquiring minds must know….
Wow, Amzi. Insta info.
This house is the original color. The house was built for Walter Clayton by builder Eli Bishop. The architects for this row are Magnus Dahlander and Axel Hedman. This side of Stuyvesant are from 1896/97 and the houses across the street by Amzi Hill are from 1886 ten years before. Dahlander and Hedman have similar rows between Stuyvesant and Lewis on Decatur and Bainbridge. The house dose not smell like grandma. The house is not in the historic district yet but in a future phase.
Love it! The hallway certainly is a winner. Would love to see some of the other detail as well. Might have to wander over there if they have an open house. If you’ve got got goodies like this, any other fixing up is even more worth it.
I’m sure Amzi will correct me if I’m wrong, but I think this group of houses was designed by Langston and Dahlander. Magnus Dahlander was a very creative architect, and his work is all over that part of Stuy Hts. One of my favorite blocks of his is the north side of Bainbridge between Lewis and Stuyvesant, only a couple of blocks from here. I also really like this group, too. Anyway, he was not above mixing it up when it came to materials and ornament. A row of his houses rarely is of all the same style or design.
This is not in the current Stuyvesant Hts landmarked area, although it is in one of the expansions. It’s a really great block.
Yes, mopar. not sure if this block is calandered but it should be if it isn’t. One of the most pristine, intact blocks around.
Isn’t this outside the current historic district/Stuyvesant Heights?
Note new wood floors. Hate that. (Fireplace hearth was removed.) I guess they have everything else though.
How about them kitchens and baths, though?
i bet this house smells like my grandma
I want to know what benson thinks of the woodwork!!!!