{"nrhp_refnum":"83001781","name":"Summerfield Street Row Historic District","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"5912-5948 Summerfield St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"New York","county":"Queens","state":"NY","lat":40.70032033200005,"lon":-73.90872971099998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1983-09-30","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A row of 19 two-story brick row houses at 59-12 to 59-48 Summerfield Street in Ridgewood, Queens, New York City, built in 1912 between Myrtle Avenue and Forest Avenue.","why_significant":"The row is described as one of the best-preserved rows of brick row houses in Ridgewood. It was built by local builder Jacob Erbach from plans by Louis Berger and Co., Ridgewood's most prominent architectural firm. It retains nearly complete design integrity, including intact pressed metal cornices, original doors and stained-glass vestibule doors.","narrative":"Summerfield Street Row is a group of 19 two-story brick row houses built in 1912 along Summerfield Street in Ridgewood, Queens, between Myrtle and Forest Avenues. Each house holds one apartment per floor and features a round bay rising the full height of the facade, brownstone stoops, yellow iron-spot brick, limestone entrance details, cast-stone window sills and lintels, pressed metal cornices and elaborate ironwork. Central buildings are set back to form small gardens, while the end buildings have quarter-round bays reaching the lot line. Local builder Jacob Erbach constructed the row from plans by Louis Berger and Co., Ridgewood's most prominent architectural firm. The land was once part of the Ridgewood Park and Colosseum site, sold off in 1910 to several developers. The row is valued as one of the best-preserved brick row house groups in the neighborhood, with intact cornices, original double doors and rare stained-glass vestibule doors, and no non-contributing buildings.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Louis Berger and Co. (architects); Jacob Erbach (builder)","architectural_style":"Simplified Romanesque and Renaissance Revival detailing (Neo Grec and Renaissance Revival in the building list)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Buildings remain largely intact; typical alterations include new doors, ironwork, windows and awnings. No non-contributing buildings in the row.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:42.774866-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/83001781.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83001781/50424a4067-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83001781/50424a4067-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"ALT55 - Victor M","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:RIDGEWOOD-GLENDALE-FRESH_POND_071.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">ALT55 - Victor M</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:RIDGEWOOD-GLENDALE-FRESH_POND_071.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75314422","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summerfield_Street_Row_Historic_District","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7637574"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/queens/summerfield-street-row-historic-district-83001781/"}