68 Surrey Street

68 Surrey Street

68 Surrey Street is a 2.5- story Queen Anne house was built in 1910 and has a rectangular form, rising from a red brick foundation. Wood shingles cover the first floor, while staggered butt shingles cover the second floor and attic. The structure is two bays wide and four bays deep.

The house has a gable roof with the gables facing the front and rear facades. A third steeply-pitched gable rises from the roof slope on the right side of the house. The main facade's gable projects slightly from the facade, in the Medieval Revival style. The attic window in this gable is recessed beneath a strongly bowed wall segment.

The front door and the adjoining square one-story bay open onto a front porch with squared-off Doric posts, slat work railings, and a pedimented gable roof. A small shed roof with large curvilinear brackets protects a secondary entrance on the right side of the house. Above the side entrance is a window surmounted by a pediment, in contrast to the other windows. (There is most likely a set of steps behind this window.)

The 1925 City Directory lists Annie Mahoney, embroidery and hem stitching; and William Mahoney, an auto mechanic, as residents of this house.

The 1925 Bromley Atlas shows the heirs of Mary Brock as the owners of this house.

In 1930 this house was owned by Margaret McNevin, a 55-year old divorcee who worked as a cook. Margaret lived with her 62-year old sister Annie Mahoney, an embroiderer in a lace shop; 59-year old sister Mary Mahoney; and 53-year old brother Daniel Mahoney, a construction laborer. The building was valued at $10,000.

By 1999 the house was owned by Timothy Kervin.

In 1999 the owner applied to change the occupancy from a single-family house to a two-family house, but abandoned the permit.

In 2000 the porch was repaired and minor repairs were made to the foundation.