B&W photo of apartment building at 860 South 11th Street, Newark.

Name/Title

B&W photo of apartment building at 860 South 11th Street, Newark.

Entry/Object ID

2023.011.0207

Description

The sidewalk awning reads: SHANLEY TOWERS 860. Air conditioners are in a few windows. Circa 1940s-1950s automobiles are parked along the curb.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Gelatin Print - silver bromide

Subject

Apartment building; H-shaped plan; 6 stories; 14 bays; brick façade except stone on first floor; tripartite division of façade with recessed center section and quoining on end sections; stone balconets on the fifth floor of the end sections; single 6/1 sash windows; flat roof; brick parapet; denticulated and festooned stone frieze; brick lintels and stone sills; stone window surrounds on second floor; central entrance with stone surround culminating in balcony and broken pediment window head; sidewalk awning; planter box enclosure on ground floor; stone sill course on second 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

860 South 11th St Newark [illegible]

Material/Technique

Handwritten

Dimensions

Height

10 in

Width

8 in