Sunset Park Limestone With Rumpus Room Asks $1.595 Million

"The Renaissance Revival style dwelling is one of a row of 10 designed by architect Thomas Bennett. He was busy in the area, designing more than 70 houses in the historic district alone according to the designation report, and was particularly known for his two-family dwellings. In this instance, the 1899 filing shows he designed the row of two-families for property owner Albert Frank."

"The 19.5-foot-wide house is still arranged as a two-family with a duplex and a top floor rental. The listing photos primarily showcase the duplex, which has a parlor, two bedrooms, and a full bath on the on the parlor level and a dining room and kitchen on the garden level. It also has access to the basement where there is the rumpus room, another bathroom, and laundry."

"As noted, there have been some renovations over the decades, but the front parlor still has wall moldings and a columned mantel with mirror. Fretwork ornaments the doorway to a middle parlor that appears to have been outfitted with closet space. The two bedrooms, both with closets, are at the rear of the parlor level. Downstairs, the original dining room still has its wainscoting, a columned mantel with a mirror and original insert, and a built-in buffet."

Built in 1899, the 19.5‑foot‑wide Renaissance Revival two‑family row house at 566 47th Street sits in the Central Sunset Park Historic District. Architect Thomas Bennett designed the row of ten two‑family dwellings for owner Albert Frank and contributed more than seventy houses to the district. The property remains configured as a duplex with a top‑floor rental; the duplex includes a parlor, two rear bedrooms and a full bath on the parlor level, a garden‑level dining room and kitchen, and basement access with a rumpus room, bathroom, and laundry. Original interior details survive — wall moldings, fretwork, columned mantels with mirrors and inserts, wainscoting, and a built‑in buffet — while some rooms show later alterations such as a former butler’s pantry missing its built‑ins and 1970s Armstrong linoleum in the kitchen.

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