NeRd aLeRt!

Yesterday, The New York Times published an article about architect Charles Pierrepont Henry Gilbert (Jeez, leave some names for the rest of us, Mr. Selfish).  While he may be known for designing high-end townhouses along Fifth and Madison Avenues, including the Jewish Museum at 1109 Fifth Avenue, he also designed a number of quirky neo-Gothic and Romanesque townhouses around Grand Army Plaza.  He designed practically every house on Montgomery Place.  Be sure to look up each and everyone of them on Googmaps.

I remember these one from riding bikes to Prospect Park!
This is my favorite because of the interesting brickwork.  What's yours?

Also, I enjoyed this little tibit:

In 1897 Charles N. Howard (One of Gilbert's clients), who lived at No. 838, was knocked over by a cyclist riding on the sidewalk at Grand Army Plaza. The rider disappeared, and Mr. Howard sued the city for his broken arm. The municipal defense — that it “was known to all residents in the neighborhood” that bicycle riders routinely rode on the sidewalks — did not fly. Mr. Howard received $25,000.

Residents around Prospect Park complaining about cyclists?  I guess some things never change.