The Landmarks Preservation Commission recently named a row of houses on Perry Avenue in Bedford Park as New York City’s 100th historic district.
The nine houses in the district, located between East 201st Street and Bedford Park Boulevard, were built between 1910 and 1912 in the Queen Ann Style. These unique houses are three stories, orange or red brick, have small front yards and slate roofs. Some houses have expansive three-sided porches.
Now that the houses on Perry Avenue are part of a historic district, the Bronx has a total of 10 historic districts.
The Landmarks Preservation Commission wanted to preserve these houses “to illustrate the remarkable range and depth of the borough’s architecture and history,” said Robert B. Tierney, the Commission chairman.
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