1020-1022 Bella Vista (28 Bella Vista before 1912 renumbering) is a house on the list of heritage properties. It was built 1900-1901 by Charles M. MacGregor and designed by Leo Nichols. 1
The Landmarks Preservation application calls it the Myers-Taylor House, for the developer, Joseph S. Myers, and Elizabeth and Fred Taylor, who owned it from c.1905 to 1925. Taylor eventually became the president of the Bowman Drug Company. 1
The first known residents were the family of photographer Clyde Sunderland. They lived there c.1901 before Clyde Sunderland, Sr. died in 1902.
The 1904 directory lists Albert E. Williams living there. The 1905 directory lists William W. Crane and Frederick B. Taylor living there.
Redfin says it was subdivided into 2 units "long ago." 2 The Sanborn maps suggest it was divided some time between 1912 and 1928. The second address, 1020, begins appearing about 1923. The Landmarks Preservation application says:
Subsequent owners made various changes to the home, as we can see by the microfiche records of permits filed over the years. By 1936 the home had become two flats. Then in 1946 permits were filed to convert the home into three apartments, splitting the upstairs unit into two. Lastly, the asbestos siding was applied in 1952. 1
1912 Sanborn excerpt
1928 Sanborn excerpt
