Streich Apartments

Three stories tall and wrapped around a central courtyard, this brick apartment building on Washington Street in Portsmouth was constructed in 1924-25 for Philip M. Streich, a pharmacist and co-proprietor of the Fisher & Streich Pharmacy downtown. Its Jacobethan design includes a crenelated roofline, towers with battlements, multi-paned windows in the projecting bays, stone quoins and belt courses, and hoodmolds over the entries. The north side has a pair of Flemish gables and an entrance with its original door and sidelights, and the Streich name is set in concrete above the door. Streich bought the site in 1910 but built only in the 1920s; he died in 1926, and his widow owned the property until 1940. The building was listed for its architecture. It is regarded as a notable example of 1920s apartment design that retains original windows, doors and lighting, and its urban-style courtyard plan reflects Portsmouth's early twentieth century growth. The designer is unknown, though the nomination considers an architect likely.