228 Van Cortlandt Park Avenue

Also listed as 230 Van Cortlandt Park Avenue

Park Hill (2002)

Block: 236
Lot: 34
Date: c. 1905 (before 1907)
Contributing: Yes
Architect: Left blank
Style: Shingle Style
Garage: Yes
Shed: Left blank

2 1/2-story house; rubblestone base; L-shaped porch supported by Doric columns and classical railings; large gambrel roof extending over porch; wide entrance to left with door, sidelights, and Doric pilasters; curved dormer on front elevation with curving casement windows and complex sash; round and angled oriels on south elevation.

Alterations: Aluminum and synthetic shingle siding.

Feature: Garage; one-story, non-contributing, brick garage at front of lot.

Significance: Park Hill (2002), pp. 742-755, identifies 230 Van Cortlandt Park Avenue as the home of Gus Hall, longtime head of the Communist Party USA.

Park Hill (1984)

approx. pp. 4-5

Site: 119-40-0031
Date: c. 1905
Style: Shingle Style
Condition: good
Material: stone; shingles; aluminum siding
Structure: wood frame with light members
Surroundings: woodland; residential

This is a 2-story Shingle Style house with a gambrel roof, multiple large rounded dormers, rounded corner windows with tracery, and entry porch with large Doric columns.

Feature: Garage

Surveyor: Alina Rodescu · Builder: American Real Estate Company