B&W photo of apartment building at 117 Kensington Avenue, Jersey City.
Entry/Object ID
2023.011.0124
Description
A sidewalk awning reads: 117. Leaves are on the trees. A circa 1950s automobile is parked along the curb.
Photograph Details
Type of Photograph
Gelatin Print - silver bromide
Subject
Apartment building; H-shaped plan; 5 stories plus raised basement; 8 bays except 7 bays on first floor; brick façade with protruding and recessed piers; single, double and triple 6/1 sash windows except entry bay; flat roof; brick arcaded cornice; parapet with pinnacles; brick lintels and stone sills; arched window heads on fifth floor; pilasters flanking protruding piers; central entrance with portico, stone surround, pillars and arcaded cornice; sidewalk awning; brick planter box enclosure on ground floor; fire escape; stone sill course on second and fifth floors.
