NORTH SIDE · HUNTERS POINT HISTORIC DISTRICT

21-41–21-51
45th Avenue

A quieter rhythm in brick.

Recorded construction date
1870s
Historic group
6 buildings
Architectural description
Simplified Italianate
Recorded materials
Brick

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 described six brick houses, built by Root and Rust in the 1870s, with a simplified Italianate treatment. The report recorded three stories over basements on narrow, approximately 16-foot lots. Plain lintels and sills give the row a more restrained character than the stone-fronted groups.

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The reported lot width is historical context. A buyer still needs an address-specific survey and measured plans; lot width is not the same as usable interior width.

Within a repeated row, circulation can matter as much as façade character. Stairs, room proportions and access to outdoor space should be considered through a current walkthrough and drawings.

Questions to take to the showing

  • What do a survey and measured plans show about dimensions, lot lines and existing extensions?
  • How does the stair and room arrangement fit the intended use without assuming walls can be moved?
  • What repair scope is indicated at brickwork, lintels, cornices and roof drainage?

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

21-53–21-55 45th Avenue: the mansard-roof pair.

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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