Greenpoint Wood-Frame Building Restored
A Swiss chalet-style 19th-century wood frame office building on Greenpoint’s Manhattan Avenue has been beautifully restored by its owners, Curbed noted. New York Landmarks Conservancy awarded the building, known as Keramos Hall and located at 857-861 Manhattan Avenue, a Lucy G. Moses Award for the restoration. Union Porcelain Works owner Thomas C. Smith erected the…
A Swiss chalet-style 19th-century wood frame office building on Greenpoint’s Manhattan Avenue has been beautifully restored by its owners, Curbed noted. New York Landmarks Conservancy awarded the building, known as Keramos Hall and located at 857-861 Manhattan Avenue, a Lucy G. Moses Award for the restoration. Union Porcelain Works owner Thomas C. Smith erected the building in 1887 to house offices for professionals and civic organizations, according to Greenpointers. At some point in the 20th century, its details were hidden by vinyl siding. Kamen Tall Architects handled the restoration, which included fixing the original exterior hidden under the vinyl; re-creating a missing tower, brackets, pediments, and window molding; and replacing the windows, among other repairs. If you haven’t seen it in person, it’s worth a trip. We hope this trend catches on in Northern Brooklyn, where so many wooden buildings have lost their fanciful original exteriors to vinyl siding.
Drab Greenpoint Building Restored to Fanciful 1887 Design [Curbed] GMAP
Forgotten Greenpoint: Keramos Hall On Manhattan Ave [Greenpointers]
Photo by Michal Nowicki via Kamen Tall Architects Kamentall News
Glad to see some recognition is being given to these old wood-frame buildings! Sometimes seem like the red-headed stepchild for all these preservation awards.