A pair of identical apartment buildings, now known by their addresses (5758 Howe and 5754 Howe). They were built in 1908; the architect was C. J. Rieger.(1) Though they have lost their cornices (which, to judge by the size of the scars, must have been elaborate), the rest of the details are well preserved, showing a Renaissance or Baroque style flavored with Art Nouveau.
Footnotes
- Source: Philadelphia Real Estate Record and Builders’ Guide, March 11, 1908: “Architect C. J. Rieger, 307 Fourth avenue, has prepared plans and is receiving bids for the erection of two brick and stone apartment houses, at Howe street and Maryland avenue, for the National Land Company. They will be well finished throughout and will cost $25,000 each.” These are the only apartments on that corner built as a pair, and the budget would not have built either of the others. The names are marked on the 1923 Hopkins plat map. (↩)
