160 East 3rd Street; 156-168 East 3rd Street | Block : 398 | Lot #8

Building Date : 1940
Original Use : Residential

Original Owner : Janard Realty Corp
Original Architect : Stephen L. Heidrick

Description & Building Alterations

Built in 1940 as Colonial Hall, this was designed as a modern apartment building in the Colonial Revival style. The Flemish bond brickwork and historicizing details, like the classically inspired main entrance, were meant to give the building a sense of grandeur and history, and also helped it to blend with neighboring structures. The building was designed to house 10 apartments per floor, and one first-floor apartment was to be used as a doctor’s office.

Prior to Colonial Hall, these seven lots housed several tenements and a church rectory for the nearby Church of the Most Holy Redeemer.

Block : 398 / Lot : 8 / Building Date : 1940/ Original Owner : Janard Realty Corp / Original Use : Residential / Original Architect : Stephen L. Heidrick

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