249 East 10th Street | Block : 438 | Lot #53

Building Date : 1884-85
Original Use : Residential

Original Owner : Henrietta Wagner
Original Architect : J. Kastner

Description & Building Alterations

This five-story with basement tenement was originally constructed in 1884 by architect J. Kastner for owner and builder Peter Schaeffler, replacing a three story with basement house originally on the site.

The facade features a bracketed cornice with elaborate pediment, patterned brickwork banding, molded lintels with segmental-arched pediments, molded sills, incised decoration beneath third-floor windows, molded cornice with ornamented frieze above first story, and splayed lintels with keystones at first story. The entrance is enframed by fluted pilasters supporting a bracketed door hood. Many of the decorative pieces are partially damaged.

Block : 438 / Lot : 053 / Building Date : 1884-85 / Original Owner : Peter Schaeffler / Original Use : Residential / Original Architect : J. Kastner

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