FISKE TERRACE – MIDWOOD PARK HISTORIC DISTRICT Designation Report New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission March 18, 2008 Cover Photographs (clockwise from top left): 799 East 18th Street (Robert T. Schaefer, c. 1905), 54 Wellington Court (Benjamin Driesler, c. 1911), 765 East 17th Street (A. White Pierce, c. 1906) and 665 East 17th Street (Benjamin Driesler, c. 1903). Carl Forster, 2007 Fiske Terrace – Midwood Park Historic District Designation Report Essay and Architects’ and Builders’ Appendix researched and written by Michael D. Caratzas Building Profiles by Cynthia Danza and Donald G. Presa Edited by Mary Beth Betts, Director of Research Photographs by Carl Forster Map by Kerri Kirvin and Jennifer Most Commissioners Robert B. Tierney, Chair Pablo E. Vengoechea, Vice-Chair Stephen F. Byrns Margery Perlmutter Diana Chapin Jan Hird Pokorny Joan Gerner Elizabeth Ryan Roberta Brandes Gratz Roberta Washington Christopher Moore Kate Daly, Executive Director Mark Silberman, Counsel Sarah Carroll, Director of Preservation TABLE OF CONTENTS Fiske Terrace-Midwood Park Historic District Map........................................................................1 Testimony.........................................................................................................................................2 Boundary Description.......................................................................................................................2 Summary ..........................................................................................................................................3 Historical and Architectural Development of the Fiske Terrace-Midwood Park Historic District ..5 Architects’ and Builders’ Appendix...............................................................................................34 Findings and Designation...............................................................................................................50 BUILDING PROFILES 1525-1617 Avenue H .....................................................................................................................52 1701-1723 Avenue H .....................................................................................................................56 1801-1823 Avenue H .....................................................................................................................59 1901-1911 Avenue H .....................................................................................................................60 42-80 DeKoven Court ....................................................................................................................62 43-79 DeKoven Court ....................................................................................................................67 641-737 East 17th Street..................................................................................................................73 648-674 East 17th Street..................................................................................................................90 682-706 East 17th Street..................................................................................................................94 712-738 East 17th Street..................................................................................................................99 739-833 East 17th Street................................................................................................................101 740-764 East 17th Street................................................................................................................117 808-832 East 17th Street................................................................................................................125 635-743 East 18th Street................................................................................................................129 642-744 East 18th Street................................................................................................................149 745-839 East 18th Street................................................................................................................165 746-840 East 18th Street................................................................................................................182 613-735 East 19th Street................................................................................................................198 616-736 East 19th Street................................................................................................................218 737-831 East 19th Street................................................................................................................238 738-832 East 19th Street................................................................................................................253 1518-1626 Foster Avenue ............................................................................................................269 1702-1716 Foster Avenue ............................................................................................................272 1802-1826 Foster Avenue ............................................................................................................272 1902-1910 Foster Avenue ............................................................................................................272 1643-1675 Glenwood Road..........................................................................................................274 1644-1676 Glenwood Road..........................................................................................................282 1701-1723 Glenwood Road..........................................................................................................291 1702-1724 Glenwood Road..........................................................................................................294 1801-1823 Glenwood Road..........................................................................................................297 1802-1822 Glenwood Road..........................................................................................................301 1901-1917 Glenwood Road..........................................................................................................306 1902-1916 Glenwood Road..........................................................................................................309 1-39 Irvington Place .....................................................................................................................313 2-40 Irvington Place .....................................................................................................................319 41-79 Waldorf Place.....................................................................................................................325 44-80 Waldorf Place.....................................................................................................................333 43-79 Wellington Court................................................................................................................339 44-80 Wellington Court................................................................................................................345 Photographs........................................................................................................Following Page 353 Fiske Terrace - Midwood Park Historic District 1910 E v 1 A 7 St 6 13 Newkirk 16 6 E gut Rd 1 Farra Newkirk 6 St 6 35 v A 42 Mar ter 6 A Fos lbor v Pz 6 41 ou gh Rd 48 6 Rugb E 2 E 2 St Ocea 2 y Rd 1 St 1518 n Av Mar 39 ton Pl 40 lbor 1 Irving 2 ou gh Ct 79 43 n Ct 80 E E De Kove 1 1 42 8 St 9 St n Ct De Kove 1917 1916 Rd Glenwood 1643 Rd 1644 Glenwood 79 41 Waldorf Ct 80 44 Waldorf Ct Rd s A u r p gyle m 79 a on Ct C Rd 43 Wellingt 80 44 ellington Ct W 8 31 8 32 39 8 8 40 33 8 1911 32 8 Avenue H 1525 Feet 0 250 500 Graphic Source: New York City Department of City Planning, MapPLUTO, Edition 06C, December 2006. Fiske Terrace - Midwood Park Historic District MM a a n n h h a a t t t t a a n n Borough of Brooklyn, NY QQ u u e e e e n n s s Landmarks Preservation Commission Calendared: September 19, 2006 Public Hearing: October 16, 2007 Designated: March 18, 2008 Historic District Boundary BB r r o o o o k k l l y y n n Taxlots within Historic District The street numbers indicate the last building in the district on each street. Date: March 18, 2008 Author: Landmarks Preservation Commission (KLK, JM) Landmarks Preservation Commission March 18, 2007, Designation List 402 LP-2208 Testimony at the Public Hearing On October 16, 2007, the Landmarks Preservation Commission held a public hearing on the proposed designation of the Fiske Terrace-Midwood Park Historic District (Item No. 2). The hearing was duly advertised in accordance with the provisions of law. Fifty-four people spoke in favor of the proposed designation, including Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, New York City Councilmember Dr. Mathieu Eugene, New York State Assemblymember James F. Brennan, and representatives of the Fiske Terrace Association, Flatbush Development Corporation, Historic Districts Council, Midwood Park Homeowners Association, Municipal Art Society, New York Landmarks Conservancy, and Society for the Architecture of the City. Two people spoke in opposition to the proposed designation. The Commission also received several letters and e-mails in support of the proposed