New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-20
SUBWAY BENEFITS
MAPLET0N PARK
Brooklyn Section Will
Soon Be Reached in One
Half of Former Time.

The opening of the Fourth av. sub
way on Tuesday will cut in hall
the time 10 reach Napoleon PARK
from Manhattan. This is a section OF
Brooklyn where considerable home
building activity has been going on.
Before the operation of the subway
this section enjoyed excellent transit
facilities, and was reached from the
Park Row end of the Brooklyn Bridge
in forty minutes.
The subway passes through the
heart of the property. The section Is
dry and healthful, the soil being Of
sand and gravel insuring superb
asphalted and are lined with maple
and poplar trees, insuring ample
shade. Sewers, sidewalks, gas, elcc-
trcity and, in fact, ali city Improve
ments and advantages, are enjoyed.
A public school, costing S35C,9OO, is
located there, and within few min
utes' ride on the subway is a girls
high school. which is considered one
of the finest in the borough. There
are churches of all denominations and
plenty of stores. The ..ubway makes
three stops in this section, at Eigh,
teenth, Twentieth and Twenty second
avs.
The one family houses erec:cd by
the Alec Building Company at Maple
tor Park show care aud attention III
every detail on the part of the archi-
tect and builder 70 meet the require
ment and comfort of the occupant.
They are semi-de tached, with brick
facade. The houses have seven rooms
and tiled bath. The decorations and
trimmings show taste and are most
pleasing TO the eye. Sufficient space
has been afforded for a lawn in front
of the houses and a garden in the
rear. The houses are on lots 23xlOO
and 25xl0O feet, depending upon the
location. .,
The entrance is through a tiled
vestibule. leading into a spacious
foyer hall; to the right is tie living
room, with its consol mirror and
stained glass sidelights facing the
porch. This room is separated from
the foyer by two French plate, bev-
elled glass doors and from the din
ing-room by a disappearing door OF
the same style. The dining-.oom has
exceptionally large wall space, with
Dutch plate shelves, and has oeamed
ceiling. The kitchen is designed for
easy housekeeping. having modern
contrivance, including gas range, large
china closet, enamelled iron slnk with
drain board. The kitchen has doors
leading to the dining-room, the hall,
the cellar and 10 a very convenient
storm shed extension, the latter be-
ing provided with numerous shelves
Living room, dining room and foyer
hall have parGuet floors; the Kitchen
walls are covered with Sanitas.
The second floor has four separate
bedrooms, each one opening into
centre hall which is well lighted by
skylight A large bathroom with tiled
floor and tiled wall wainscotlng. open
plumbing, low down, vitreoIs china
tank. enamelled iron rolled rim bath
tub. nickel plated shower bath with
canvas curtain and shampoo attach
ment and vitreous china lava'oiy with
sanitary base and medicine chest with
four shelves and large mirror
The cellar is dry; cement moor,
plastered ceiling, modern ard highly
efficient steam heating plant, which at
the same time supplies hot water 70
the entire house; a separate hot wa
ter gas heater is also furnished. The
laundry is in the cellar; coal bin and
storage closets are built as desired.
The cellar is equipped with gas and
electric lights, the latter controlled
by switch from head of stairs.
The houses are offered at moderate
prices and on easy terms.