Forgotten New York

JAPANESE HOUSE, Prospect Park South

Prospect Park South’s famed “Japanese house” at #131 Buckingham Road between Church Avenue and Albemarle Road was designed in 1901 and contains carefully adapted Japanese temple detailing including 3 stained glass windows with dragon motifs. Japanese artisans were hired to provide expertise on the details. The house originally sold for $26,500, which was a quite expensive number for 1901. The original owner was Dr. Frederick Kolle, a pioneer in the fields of radiology and plastic surgery and the inventor of a number of X-ray devices.

8/27/15

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