SOUTH SIDE · HUNTERS POINT HISTORIC DISTRICT

21-22–21-32
45th Avenue

Brick houses, carefully drawn details.

Recorded construction date
1887
Historic group
6 buildings
Architectural description
Neo-Grec cornice details
Recorded materials
Brick and wood cornices

Architectural descriptions draw on LPC’s 1968 designation report. Current condition, legal occupancy and alteration approvals require an address-specific review. These profiles are historical research, not listings.

What LPC recorded

LPC recorded six brick houses built in 1887, with two stories over basements. The historic description highlights bracketed wood cornices with Neo-Grec details, plain lintels and ironwork at the stoops.

Read the details

Neo-Grec in this entry describes the cornice brackets. It is more precise to preserve that wording than to assign an unqualified style label to every aspect of the buildings.

The repeated roofline and entrances create the row’s coherence. At the individual-house level, the condition of woodwork, railings, steps and their connections can shape the first maintenance plan.

Questions to take to the showing

  • What repair or stabilization is needed at the stoop and railings?
  • Are cornice details intact, and is there evidence of water-related deterioration?
  • Which past exterior repairs are documented, and what work is proposed next?

These questions are a research starting point, not findings of a defect or assurance about the property. For the full sequence—from lawful use to insurance—see the buyer’s guide.

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Compare another part of the district

21-12–21-20 45th Avenue: the south-side stone row.

Historical source: Hunters Point Historic District designation report, LP-0450, May 15, 1968. Architectural information reflects that report, not a current survey.

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