There are only a handful of listing photos for this Queen Anne standalone, but they give a tantalizing glimpse of some fine interior details, including built-ins, stained glass, mantels, wood floors, and pocket doors. On a corner lot at 2404 Foster Avenue, it is spacious indeed, with generously sized entertaining spaces on the main level and seven bedrooms above. The single-family dwelling also comes with a private gated driveway and a garage.

While the block on which the house is located is included in an 1899 map of Germania Real Estate Company’s Vanderveer Park West, newspaper accounts in 1900 and later described the blocks as South Midwood, “Vanderveer Park’s more aristocratic neighbor.” Like other developments created out of former Flatbush farmland, Germania gave the new neighborhood street trees, sidewalks, paved roads, and sewer service. Builders active in the area included John Corbin and Christian Bauer, who had plans in 1900 to construct five Queen Anne “cottages” on East 24th Street. A filing by Corbin for this one on Foster and the southeast corner of East 24th Street appears in 1901, with the prolific Benjamin Driesler noted as architect.

Some exterior details have been altered, such as the refacing of the main level with stone veneer or composite and the removal of the Juliet balconies, but the house is still recognizable from the historic tax photo. Columns grace the wraparound porch, and the turret is still in place.

Details start in the vestibule, which has wainscoting, built-in benches with storage, and the first of many stained glass windows in the house. While there is wall-to-wall carpeting in the entry, the parlor and dining room both have wood floors with inlaid borders. The large parlor has a mantel, wall moldings, and three exposures. The dining room, set in the turret, has its original wainscoting along with a beamed ceiling, columned mantel, and more stained glass.

A glimpse of the kitchen is intriguing: A large vintage farmhouse sink hugs a high wainscot of period white subway tile. Presumably a new owner may need to do some updates, but there may be some great period detail. In addition, the floor plan shows there is still a butler’s pantry in place.

The seven bedrooms are spread over two floors, but only one is shown. It has a wood floor and picture rails. There are three full bathrooms and one half bath in the house. The one depicted was renovated with a shower with a bench and glass doors, a wood vanity, and beige wall tiles.

Laundry is in the basement along with a second kitchen and a full bath.

The house hasn’t changed hands in decades. Listed by Binnie Sen of Corcoran, the house is asking $3.5 million. What do you think?

[Listing: 2404 Foster Avenue | Broker: Corcoran] GMAP

vestibule with stained glass and built-in benches
parlor with wall moldings, picture rail, stained glass, wood floor
parlor with mantel, stained glass, wood floor
dinign room with beamed ceiling, bay window, stained glass, mantel
dining room with pocket doors, mantel, beamed ceiling
kitchen with vintage wall hung sink, subway tile on walls
stair with stained glass windows at landings
bedroom with angled ceiling, wood floor, ceiling fan
bathroom with shower, beige tile
exterior showing first floor refaced with stone
floorplan showing four floors of living space

[Photos via Corcoran]

Related Stories

Email tips@brownstoner.com with further comments, questions or tips. Follow Brownstoner on X and Instagram, and like us on Facebook.

Brooklyn in Your Inbox

* indicates required
 
Subscribe

What's Your Take? Leave a Comment

Leave a Reply

  1. The linked article in the 1900 Eagle is really something. As near as I can tell it’s written years before the actual neighborhood was developed and seems to be trying to slap a neighborhood name onto a large swath of undeveloped land – it says that “South Midwood” stretches all the way to Coney Island Ave – which would encompass the present day “Fiske Terrace/Midwood Park” historic district.

    They must have developed the land up to Ocean Ave and then sold off the rest (to TB Ackerson and John Corbin as Brownstoner has previously detailed).

    Interesting, that area still calls itself South Midwood and has a neighborhood association:
    https://www.southmidwood.org/en/smra
    Which is confusing given the present day understanding of Midwood, the large neighborhood south of Ave H and Brooklyn College.

    • Not sure why you believe that the South Midwood designation is incorrect. Please explain. It was called that in the 1930’s the my grandparents purchased their house there and is still currently referred to as such. It has one of the oldest neighborhood associations in the city dating back to 1901. Do a search on FultonHistory.com for the term and you will receive no shortage of results dating back to 1900.