Pictured is a two-family, attached English Garden home called a "convertible." The outward appearance is of a one-family structure, but the upstairs could be rented out thanks to an interior door and staircase. Or the same family could use the whole building.
Queensboro began construction of these private homes in 1924. Over 15 streets of English Garden homes were built. To avoid repetition, Queensboro built in groups of two to five, with variation in roofing and entrances.
The English Garden homes are on 70th through 73rd Streets between Northern Boulevard and 34th Avenue; on 83rd through 85th Streets between 34th and 35th Avenues; and on 86th through 88th Streets between 34th and 37th Avenues.
