NEB&W Guide to Green Island, NY - House at 45 Paine Street

Last Update: 2009-06-27

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No. 45

• Looks like a brick city row house, but set back a little and given a porch. I think this is no. 45. This house measures about 23 feet wide, according to the Sanborn map. (If you compare it on the composite photo, it appears a bit narrower than 39 and 41.)
  • [Sanborn map, c. 1901.]
  • [Prototype view c. 2004 of nos. 45, 47, and 49.]
  • [Broadside view of the front, c. 1990.]
  • [Broadside view of this front, March '09.]
  We are modeling this house, which is why I'm giving this house its own full page.

Side Views

• The white second story section is post-steam.

• The north side.
  • [Photo c. June '09.]

• The south side.
  • [Photo c. June '09. The double window is the former spot where there was a bay window, according to the Sanborn. (Odd spot to put one.)]

Rear Views

• Don't have a rear photo of each individual building.
  • [Panoramic view, c. 1973. Photo by Tony Steele.]
  • [Backs from no. 43 north c. 1978.]

The Model

• The first step is making a mock-up, especially since we condensed these a bit to fit better on the layout.
  • [Mockups of the four chosen buildings, all a tad condensed, as of May '09.]

• The front wall was made 21 feet, 90% full size.

• The prototype block was 100 feet deep but only 80 on our layout, so all the lenghtwise measurements were shrunk proportionately:
  • Main building, 33 feet deep becomes 26-1/2 feet.
  • First addition, 22 feet deep becomes 17-1/2 feet.
  • Second addition, 13 feet deep becomes 10-1/2 feet.
  • Last addition, 15 feet deep becomes 12.
  • The building is set back 14 feet from the front, which becomes 11 feet.

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