Albemarle-Kenmore Terraces Historic District

NEW YORK LANDMARKS PRESERVATION FOUNDATION

ALBEMARLE-KENMORE TERRACES HISTORIC DISTRICT

 

THE CHARMING RESIDENTIAL COURTS IN THIS DISTRICT WERE A SIGN OF THINGS TO COME WHEN THEY WERE BUILT FROM 1916 TO 1920. THE GARAGES IN KENMORE TERRACE REFLECTED A PERMANENT CHANGE IN THE AMERICAN WAY OF LIFE THE POSSIBILITY OF CAR OWNERSHIP TO EVERY FAMILY. THE FRONT YARD WAS A PRODUCT OF THE NEW GARDEN CITY MOVEMENT IN URBAN PLANNING. THE FEDERAL STYLE ROW HOUSES IN ALBEMARLE TERRACE RECALL A DIGNIFIED STYLE OF AMERICAN ARCHITECTURE ALMOST A CENTURY AFTER ITS FIRST PERIOD OF POPULARITY.

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