Never in my wildest dreams was I prepared to absorb the magnificent architecture in abundance on Hancock St., especially between
Nostrand and Tompkins Aves. You have to realize that there must have been considerable wealth here at the turn of the century when these dazzling structures were built in the 1880s. The architect with boundless energy was
Montrose W. Morris. The spectacular Queen Anne (232 Hancock) on the corner of Marcy is an anchor to the neighborhood, with oriels, gables, pediments to create a
mansarded palace. The house at #236 was both his residence and his marketing medium, employing Pompeian-red
terra-
cotta. He also designed #244-#252 (
terra-
cotta, stained glass, Byzantine columns) and #255-#259.
Never in my wildest dreams was I prepared to absorb the magnificent architecture in abundance on Hancock St., especially between Nostrand and Tompkins Aves. You have to realize that there must have been considerable wealth here at the turn of the century when these dazzling structures were built in the 1880s. The architect with boundless energy was Montrose W. Morris. The spectacular Queen Anne (232 Hancock) on the corner of Marcy is an anchor to the neighborhood, with oriels, gables, pediments to create a mansarded palace. The house at #236 was both his residence and his marketing medium, employing Pompeian-red terra-cotta. He also designed #244-#252 (terra-cotta, stained glass, Byzantine columns) and #255-#259.
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