176-178 St. Johns Place

 

This pair of Queen Anne-style row houses in Park Slope, Brooklyn, were built in 1886 for two doctors, Edward Bunker and William H. Thallon. Their profession is symbolized by the caduceus in the gable of No. 178, on the left. The buildings were designed by Rudolph L. Daus, a Mexican-born German  Catholic who trained in Berlin and Paris. They were among his first commission after setting up shop in Brooklyn in 1884. He designed multiple buildings in Brooklyn, and was known for his eclecticism, drawing on multiple styles and traditions. They were landmarked in 1973.

Biographical Info on Rudolph L. Daus

Inktober 2023 Week 4

The last batch of Inktober 2023. The last one doubles as my Halloween drawing.

Inktober 2023 Week 3

 Week 3

Power lines

 Power lines, drawn in Durham, NC.

152 Berkeley Place

 

This Neo-Tudor building in Park Slope was originally a garage. Alfred E. Clegg, vice-president of the Kerr Steamship Line, had bought a mansion nearby on 8th Avenue. He had this building constructed to house his car, with an apartment upstairs for his chauffer. Built in 1925, it was designed by Murphy & Lehman, an architecture team who mostly did projects for the Catholic Church. This was one of their few secular projects. The Eighth Avenue mansion was demolished in the 1940s, but the garage survived and is now a residence. It was landmarked in 1973.

Historical info from: Brownstoner: Building Of The Day

Inktober 2023 Week 2

 

Happy Birthday St. Thomas

 

St Thomas Church at the corner of 5th Avenue and 53rd St. celebrates its bicentennial anniversary today. The Episcopalian church was founded on October 12, 1823 in Lower Manhattan. This is the fourth building for the church, with two of the previous three being destroyed by fires. It was designed by Ralph Adams Cram, who also designed the Cathedral of St. John the Divine on Amsterdam Ave. and St. Bartholemew's Church on Park Ave., and opened in 1913.