315–17 S. 22nd St.
Neill and Mauran Houses
1890–91, Wilson Eyre
Wilson Eyre drew on both medieval and colonial sources for this pair of brick townhouses. Most striking is the gambrel roof which embraces the 3rd and 4th stories, making a single composition of these two narrow houses. The main facade is picturesquely asymmetrical, but anchored by the double doorway on the central axis. Eyre paid special attention to the entry, which is framed in brownstone. Above the buttress that separates the two Dutch doors is a medieval female figure. She holds a garland which extends over both entrances and displays the house numbers over the keystones of the arches. The houses are named for John Neill and his partner in Pemberton Real Estate Co., which built them as a speculative investment.