GROUP 03 OF 12 · NORTH SIDE

21-31–21-39
45th Avenue

Italianate entrances along the row.

A historic profile, not a current listing.

The elevated entranceEntrance level · Stoop and basementIllustration of recorded features; not a measured elevation.
Recorded construction
Early 1870s
Historic group
5 buildings
Architectural description
Italianate
Recorded materials
Brick and stucco
Architectural details & original record

READ THE ARCHITECTURE

What sets this group apart.

This group continues the Root and Rust development along the north side of 45th Avenue. LPC described three-story brick houses over basements, with stucco at basement level.

Brick upper stories

Three stories rise above a basement level described as stuccoed.

Bracketed cornices

A repeated projecting roof edge continues the Italianate rhythm.

An altered entrance

LPC recorded the removal of the stoop at 21-39 by 1968.

Features recorded by LPC in 1968; current conditions may differ. Read the original record ↗

PUT IT IN CONTEXT

Its place on the block.

21-31–21-39 45th Avenue
North side · Hunters Point Historic District

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Compare a neighboring group

A USEFUL COMPARISON

Compare Italianate entrances.

21-09–21-17 45th Avenue

Italianate doorways and cornices · 1871–72

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Questions for a possible purchase

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  • How does the present entrance arrangement compare with approved drawings?
  • How is each floor accessed, and how does that arrangement fit the documented legal use?

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