Location: Bleecker Street south of Wellesley
Date photo taken: 6 December 2014
Fudger House is a very solid, rather boring brick building built in the 1960s. It fills the block between Sherbourne and Bleecker, pushing right up against the sidewalk on the latter. Once upon a time it seems to have had an exit onto Bleecker but at some point that door was bricked up. Then around 2010 that closed off space was transformed into a window of sorts. A trompe l'oeil mural has been painted over the brick, creating the illusion of an entryway into the inner courtyard, complete with decorative iron gate and a fountain within. This long term care facility does indeed have a courtyard, and while I've never seen it, I like to think that this is an accurate representation.
This building currently offers 250 long term care and hospice beds but this site once provided housing for a much younger crowd. Sherbourne House, also known at various times as Sherbourne Villa and Fudger House, began its life as a grand Victorian mansion. In 1916 it was purchased by H.H. Fudger, president of the Robert Simpson Company, to provide safe and reputable lodgings for the young women who worked for the compamy.
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