B&W photo of apartment building at 181 Chadwick Street, Newark.

Name/Title

B&W photo of apartment building at 181 Chadwick Street, Newark.

Entry/Object ID

2023.011.0203

Description

A U.S. mailbox and a fire hydrant are on the sidewalk. Street signs read: CHADWICK AVE.; W. BIGELOW ST. The trees are leafless. Circa 1940s automobiles are parked along the curb.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Gelatin Print - silver bromide

Subject

Apartment building; H-shaped plan; 4 stories plus raised basement; 5 bays on front façade including a deeply recessed central bay and 10 bays on side façade; brick façade; single, double and triple 6/1 sash windows; flat roof; brick parapet with stepped pinnacles; brick frieze with diamond ornaments; brick lintels and stone sills; central recessed entrance accessed by a brick staircase with square newels and stone balusters; fire escape; stone sill course on first and second floors; brick planter box enclosure on ground floor.

Subject Place

Location

Newark, NJ

Acquisition

Accession

2023.011

Source or Donor

John Amato

Acquisition Method

Donation

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1930 - circa 1970

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Location

Back of print

Transcription

181 Chadwick St Newark

Material/Technique

Handwritten

Dimensions

Height

10 in

Width

8 in