B&W photo of apartment building at 268 Hawthorne Avenue, Newark.
Entry/Object ID
2023.011.0259
Description
Three boys sit on a low wall in front of the building. People are looking out first and second floor windows. Windows are open on the second floor. The trees are budding. Circa 1940s-1950s automobiles are parked along the curb.
Photograph Details
Type of Photograph
Gelatin Print - silver bromide
Subject
Apartment building; rectangular plan; 3 stories plus raised basement; 4 bays except 5 bays on first floor; brick façade with diamond ornaments; single and double 6/1 sash windows; flat roof; brick parapet with elevated central section; brick frieze with diamond ornaments; brick lintels and stone sills; central stoop, wood and leadlight double-door entrance with stone door head and pilasters; brick planter box enclosure on ground floor; fire escape; stone sill course on first and second floors.
