211 East 10th Street | Block : 452 | Lot #52

Building Date : 1900
Original Use : Residential

Original Owner : John Kafka
Original Architect : Charles B. Meyers

Description & Building Alterations

This six-story with basement tenement was erected in 1900 for 20 families, designed by architect Charles B. Meyers.

The building facade features a molded roof cornice, projected pilasters and decorative panels at the sixth story, splayed window lintels with keystones, continuous molded sills, brick quoins, ornamented banding, and a molded cornice above the first story. The entrance is set on a stoop, flanked by incised pilasters supporting a molded entablature with decorated frieze. The segmental-arched door frame appears to be historic.

Block : 452 / Lot : 052 / Building Date : 1900 / Original Owner : John Kafka / Original Use : Residential / Original Architect : Charles B. Meyers

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