B&W photo of apartment buildings at 453 and 457 Mt. Prospect Avenue, Newark.
Entry/Object ID
2023.011.0261
Description
Several windows are open. The trees are leafless. Circa 1950s-1960s automobiles are parked along the curb.
Photograph Details
Type of Photograph
Gelatin Print - silver bromide
Subject
Two adjacent apartment buildings; irregular plan; 4 stories plus raised basement; 6 bays except 5 bays on first floor; tripartite division of brick façade with recessed sections; single and triple 6/1 sash windows; flat roof; brick lintels and stone sills; central stoop, steel and glass double-door entrance with transom window, stone surround and door head; fire escape; stone water table.
453 Mt. Prospect: Brick façade with chevron patterned panels; crenelated parapet flanked by pediments; bracketed cornice and paneled frieze.
457 Mt. Prospect: Brick façade with geometric patterned panels; flat parapet; consoled cornice and patterned brick frieze.
