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The success of the Japanese pavilion at the World’s Columbian Exhibition in Chicago in 1893 helped boost the popularity of Japanese design in American residential architecture. In hopes of riding that craze, this Japanese-style house was built as an advertising and marketing initiative. Though it had success in the press, the house was ultimately sold below cost and no other Japanese houses were ever built in Flatbush-Ditmas Park.
In 1997, the New York Times called it “perhaps New York’s most unusual residence.” It’s quite a feat to stand out among the other massive and elegantly designed mansions of the neighborhood, but the Japanese House does just that with its bright colors and distinctive style. The home is now likely to be valued at over $2 million!
On Untapped New York’s Insiders tour of the home led by owner Gloria Fischer, you’ll admire the exterior (which was repainted to its original green and orange paint scheme), then step inside to learn more about the home’s history. Inside, as you disentangle fact from fiction, you’ll see how the Fischers restored the home and how they continue to care for original features such as stained glass windows and original woodwork.
Next, check out A Guide to the Victorian Mansions of Flatbush
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