#historic-real-estate

#historic-real-estate

The mid-20th-century dwelling comes with a storied history: it was listed last November at its (now sold) million-dollar price tag-a first in over two decades. Horne, who was born in Brooklyn, was one of the first Black women to own a house in the Addisleigh Park Historic District, an affluent enclave in Queens known for its rich, Tudor-style architecture.

A historic survivor, 5311 Golden Gate Ave. in Oakland 's sylvan Upper Rockridge neighborhood has been listed for the first time in over 40 years. The 1940s abode was built for one of Oakland's most popular and influential mayors. Now, with an asking price of $2.995 million and less than three weeks on the market, this home is already pending.

The elevated plain just north of Van Cortlandt Park was transformed into a neighborhood of winding and leafy streets with commodious dwellings beginning in the late 1880s. The opening of a train station nearby offered easy access and the developer behind the neighborhood, the American Real Estate Company, added a further enticement by installing an elevator from the station to their new neighborhood on the hill. They enthusiastically pitched their project in booklets, ads, and advertorials with the promise of relief from tiny city homes.