9. 1214 Boston Road, A Pre-WWI Building

1214 Boston Road in Morrisania is a good example of what are sometimes called pre-pre-war buildings; in other words, completed not only before World War II but before World War I. Built about 1905, like many pre-pre-war apartment houses 1214 Boston Road features extensive ornamentation. Rather than using one or two types of ornament framing the windows, several were used including pediments, arched lintels, a couple types of scrolled keystones, and bracketed balconets with balustrades.

This red and yellow brick complex, which structurally is considered to be several attached buildings, is also known as 1212-1216 Boston Road, and 729 East 168th Street. It now provides affordable housing and recently underwent improvements including facade repairs as part of a publicly funded program called Beulah Year 15.