B&W photo of mixed-use apartment building at 501 Washington Street, Hoboken.

Name/Title

B&W photo of mixed-use apartment building at 501 Washington Street, Hoboken.

Entry/Object ID

2023.011.0015

Description

A man stands on the sidewalk. A woman approaches a side entrance. Ground floor storefront signage reads: BETTY LOU TEA ROOM DINING ROOM, Louis Sherry's ICE CREAM. A striped fabric awnings shades the storefront from the direct sun.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Gelatin Print - silver bromide

Subject

Mixed-use row house apartment building; corner lot; attached on one side; rectangular plan; 3 stories plus basement; 3 bays except 4 bays on side and storefront on ground floor; stone façade; single 2/2 segmented arch sash windows on third floor, front façade, and on second and third floors on side façade; French doors with Juliet balconies and arched transom windows, French windows, arched window on second floor; flat roof, 1 chimney; bracketed and denticulated cornice; stone lintels and sills; offset wood and glass double-door entrance with transom window and denticulated cornice; single-door side entrance; stone water table.

Subject Place

Location

Hoboken, 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

501 Washington

Material/Technique

Handwritten

Type

Inscription

Location

Back of print

Transcription

2 Mats

Material/Technique

Handwritten

Dimensions

Height

10 in

Width

8 in