2021

IMPROVED FACADE
20 Salisbury Avenue

Owners: Descia Milinkovich, Howard Bortenstein
Designer: Alexander Pestrak, Alexander Pestrak Design
General Contractor: Mark Garrett, Garrett General Contracting

History: Built in 1890 for Issac Nurse, a jeweller, by builder James Nurse, who had built several houses on Salisbury Avenue for Nurse family members.

Reason for the Award: The house façade was completely repaired and restored with the help of a circa 1973 photograph of the house discovered in the City’s Archives. Brick and foundation stone joints have been re-pointed, hundreds of red and yellow bricks were replaced and the second floor balcony and doorway were removed and restored to the original window. Windows, lintels and sills were replaced, millwork replicated and eavestroughs were replaced with copper. The front door, c. 1920, was meticulously restored.