A group of Prospect Lefferts Gardens residents is organizing a neighborhood cleanup this Saturday, April 30th, from 11 to 3. The group will clean-up the area from Empire to Lenox, between Ocean and Nostrand. There will be 10 subzones, with a organizer assigned to each.
If you are interested, or want to do something more after the flower barrel planting, you should go to State Senator Eric Adams’s office at the corner of Midwood and Flatbush to find out what zone you are assigned to, and to meet your coordinator. There will be free t-shirts for all, plenty of tools, free water, and bathroom spots.
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Monthly Archive for April, 2011
Saturday, April 30th from 10 am until noon
RAIN or SHINE
The Lefferts Manor Association will be planting the flower barrels lining the sidewalks Saturday, April 30th. [Containers in front yards and on stoops will not be planted. If you do not want your barrel to be planted, leave a note in it: DO NOT PLANT.]
Please make sure your barrels are ready for planting by clearing out debris and topping up with soil. New barrels are welcome, too.
Sources
for
New Barrels
Original wood whiskey barrels at Chelsea Garden Center, Red Hook for about $55
Fiberglass reproduction barrels at Home Depot for about $50
Recycled plastic reproduction barrels at Shannon’s Garden Center, Fort Hamilton Pkwy for about $65
Set of two resin reproduction barrels at SimplyPlanters.com for about $110
Volunteer planters welcome! LMA Board members will be organizing volunteers for each block. Be ready with your gloves, trowels, and a bag for trash. Cars will bring flowers from the central depot to each block starting at 10 am.
Email LeffertsSupport@gmail.com if you have any questions or to volunteer services.
Remember, your dues make this event possible!
Here is a sampling of some of the homes on this year’s tour…
- Custom floor-to-ceiling glass doors and windows illuminate a 1910 neo-Renaissance limestone where a contemporary open floor plan is graced by artwork from the owner’s gallery in Chelsea. This top-to-bottom makeover sports a new kitchen with highly-organized cabinetry and savvy appliances; a stylish bath; and a steel terrace leading to the tranquil rear garden.
- A 1909 free-standing Colonial Revival, with a charming wraparound porch, showcases a wealth of fabulous original Arts and Crafts details and ornate stained-glass windows. Oriental rugs and period furnishings reinforce the nostalgia of bygone days.
- A late Romanesque Revival 4-story townhouse, designed in 1898, that still retains much of its original woodwork including intricate fretwork, beaded wainscoting, seven handsomely carved fireplace mantels and a grand built-in china closet with beveled-glass doors. 21st century amenities include a home office and a luxurious marble bathroom with skylight.
- A circa 1901 three-story brick home, with columned porch and stately carved oak double doors, features an amazing gazebo for outdoor dining. The juxtaposition of classic with contemporary is punctuated with inviting comfortable furnishings, unusual photographs and hand-painted street signs from India.
- New life has been breathed into a one-time rooming house, transforming its dark and dreary interior into a light filled contemporary living space, adding a spacious family room, gourmet kitchen and three up-to-date bathrooms.
- In a 101 year-old home, a dramatic zinc-topped peninsula, set in a grand period-style oak framework, effectively links the new state-of-the-art kitchen to the traditional dining room creating an open dialogue between the two. Old-world accents include a stately 1840 burled-walnut secretary, a quarter-sawn oak sideboard and a William Morris wallpaper dado.
- A 1910 brownstone, with much of its original detail intact, reveals a sleek custom designed totally integrated kitchen with space-saving European appliances and maintenance-free Caesar stone counter tops. The do-it-yourself owner renovated English basement houses a relaxing family room with projection TV and a bar for enjoying homemade beer and soda.
Ticket information for the 41st Annual Prospect Lefferts Gardens House & Garden Tour.
Photos by Martin Friedman
Date/Time: Sunday, June 5, 2011—Noon to 5 PM
Tickets: $20 in advance/$25 on Tour Day
Sponsor: The Lefferts Manor Association
Photo by Dan Schickler
Here is a sampling of what you’ll experience…
- EIGHT turn-of-the 20th-century residences and the chance to view PRIVATE GARDENS
- Ingenious ways to connect indoor and outdoor living and let the natural light in
- Opportunities to visit with designers, contractors and homeowners and gather novel ideas and resources
- Complimentary refreshments
- Discounts by local merchants
- Complimentary wine tasting
Note: Children under 12 years of age and photographs are not permitted inside tour houses. Infants in front packs only, will be allowed inside the houses.
For more information: 718-284-6210 or 718-462-0024
E-mail: plghousetour@earthlink.net
Website: www.leffertsmanor.org
Ticket information is below:
Continue reading ’41st Annual Prospect Lefferts Gardens House & Garden Tour’
Barbara Ann Rogers’s excellent series on Yahoo about the architects who built homes in PLC continues.
Architects of Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Part VI
Architects of Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Part VII
Architects of Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Part VIII
Architects of Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Part IX
Architects of Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Part X
Architects of Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Part XI
Middleclass Architect Designs for the Rich
Architects of Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Part XIV
Architects of Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Part XV
Architects of Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Part XVI
Architects of Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Part XVII
Architects of Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Part XVIII
Architects of Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Part XIX
Architects of Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Part XX
Architects of Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Part XXI
This article on the Sears Roebuck Building in Flatbush is also interesting.