poete_idris t1_is2uh64 wrote on October 12, 2022 at 10:05 PM

Reply to comment by LordStirling83 in Newark's Architectural Heritage by TrafficSNAFU

The houses criticized were the Forest Hill ones you mean ? Or the Newark row homes ? Cause the Newark ones are lovely to me, surprising anyone would speak low of them. They aren’t as grandiose as the cities you mentioned but definitely have that small Jersey charm to them.

LordStirling83 t1_is31jtj wrote on October 12, 2022 at 10:56 PM

Not really the rowhomes like you see on James Street. Moreso if you stroll any street in Roseville or Clinton Hill there are usually just a mix of 2-3 story detached wooden houses. The eclecticism vs. uniformity led to criticisms, as did their wood construction. The three-floor tenements were more harshly criticized. In 1913 the city funded a housing study that suggested the city build more detached single family homes instead of higher density housing.

poete_idris t1_is31nui wrote on October 12, 2022 at 10:57 PM

Interesting. Where did you find this information ? I’d like to learn more