March 26, 2010
Corner of Commercial and 6th Streets
Built on the site of the Ross Opera House
which burned in October 1892,
These are the only Itailianate style
buildings in Astoria designed as
a multi-family residence.
Sorry about the wires. . . . When the sign says "these," I am sure it refers to the building on the far right as well as to the building with the plaque. I should have checked that building, too, but I was snapping photos rather than thinking.
Here's a close-up of the scrollwork, of which there is quite a bit in Astoria that seems to have been made by the same person.
