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Anglo-Italianate Style (1840-1860)

Take a walk around West 20th street in Chelsea and you will probably find yourself around Greek Revival Style residences. A group known as Cushman Row was erected in 1840 and currently stands by Tenth Avenue. These rows are characterized by its brownstone base and brick upper with cast-iron fences or railings. They usually stand three stories high with a basement or sometimes an attic. The windows are six-over-six and double-hung with horizontal stone lintels and sills. Medium height stoops, simple cornice, and flat rooftops complete the style. Although many Greek Revival style rows have been destroyed, some can also be found in Greenwich Village, Brooklyn Heights, and Cobble Hill.

Greek Revival Style (1840-1860)

Another type of row-house architecture is the Anglo-Italianate style. Such a structure would stand three to five stories with a rusticated brownstone base and large brownstone built on the first story. Displaying a brick façade on the upper floors, an Anglo-Italianate style building is narrow and has a detailed cornice. Its windows are simple one-over-one or two-over-two wooden-paned with arched brownstone lentils and horizontal sills. Most of these row-houses have low stoops and double-leaf doors with an arched top. Anglo-Italianate style houses survive in Greenwich Village, Fort Greene, Gramercy Park district, and Cobble Hill.

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