VOTE: The Most Beautiful House in Fair Lawn
List-maker extraordinaire Cornell Christianson searched Fair Lawn far and wide for the most beautiful houses and a panel of 18 experts have helped whittle down his choices to a Top 10. Now it's your turn to vote for who's No. 1.
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Fair Lawn’s “rank-order specialist” Cornell Christianson, whose previous lists included 10 Scariest Halloween Houses in Fair Lawn and 10 Best Christmas Decorations in Fair Lawn, is back with the 10 Most Beautiful Houses in Fair Lawn.
Christianson searched the town high and low and selected 40 semi-finalist houses of which he took pictures and displayed to a panel of 18 experts that included architects, historians, realtors, teachers, senior citizens, and some teenagers and children.
Those houses with the most expert votes became the Top 10. Now it’s up to you to decide the top three winners, who will get an added write-up about their beautiful abode on Patch.
What’s your choice for the Most Beautiful House in Fair Lawn? Not the house you most want to own or live in. The house with the most beautiful front exterior -- and landscape counts.
In his quest to find the most beautiful houses, Christianson also came up with his list of the Three Most Beautiful Streets of Houses in Fair Lawn -- Owen Avenue, Bellair Avenue and Well Drive.
The voting will take place all week until Friday at 5 p.m.
Did Christianson miss any houses that you think should be in the Top 10? Tell us in the comments.
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Carl Shoemaker
5:23 pm on Monday, July 16, 2012
How do we know if he missed any without seeing the 40 that he selected? The list of 10 is really the list decided by the "experts" not by Cornell Christiansen
Renee Devantier
5:40 pm on Monday, July 16, 2012
LIKE
Zak Koeske
5:46 pm on Monday, July 16, 2012
@Carl If there's a house in town that you think deserves consideration -- whether it was included in his top 40 or not -- then let me know.
Wayne
11:35 pm on Monday, July 16, 2012
Would Trawinski's house qualify, or does it need to be in Fair Lawn?
Harold Levianthan
6:13 am on Tuesday, July 17, 2012
BTW, where did you get the picture of House 3? This house has not been properly upkept since the Thimmel's sold it, this house not worthy of the contest.
Renee Devantier
5:39 pm on Monday, July 16, 2012
The house on Saddle River Road looks like it needs sooooo much work when you drive by it!
Linda Orth
1:55 pm on Tuesday, July 17, 2012
I know the people that used to own that house. They bought it many years ago and re-did the entire house. It is gorgeous inside but I do agree whoever owns it now needs to give it a little TLC!!
Ed McGuire
6:22 pm on Monday, July 16, 2012
I think our soon to be former congressman's house should get a special mention. Rothman's departure was a substantial improvement to our neighborhood and increased property values for all of us.
Donna Murray
7:31 pm on Monday, July 16, 2012
So why isn't the 1/2 built mansion on Fair Lawn Ave not in the top 10. Now that is one beautiful disaster which our zoning bored obviosly let slip by. Will it be some what finished anytime soon or is that the look they are going for?
Michael Agosta
2:01 am on Tuesday, July 17, 2012
The funny thing about that house is that Baratta lives next door; literally.
Sara
1:23 pm on Tuesday, July 17, 2012
i can't believe that house....what an eyesore.... Someone has all the money do build that house and they choose to put there THERE??E
Donna Murray
7:09 pm on Tuesday, July 17, 2012
I believe that that house is next door to The Baratta Family home. Does that make it ok? I drive past there all the time and it is now in my book Skull Mansion. Who approved this. And now the house has not been worked on in atleast 4-5 months.
Cynthia
8:54 pm on Monday, July 16, 2012
These are what the experts consider the most beautiful houses in Fair Lawn?
You're kidding, right? Let's see all 40 of 'em!
maria
11:41 pm on Monday, July 16, 2012
My house is definitely nicer than all posted here, but I will not make it public.
Harold Levianthan
6:11 am on Tuesday, July 17, 2012
All of these houses would be much better if the borough properly assesed them at their true values rather than just to keep people from appealing their taxes!
Renee Devantier
6:34 am on Tuesday, July 17, 2012
I totally agree with Harold !!! The house on Saddle River Roads looks like horrible now - who picked these houses. It doesn't look like the picture when you see it in person.
Jay M.
9:24 am on Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Was consideration given to streets and houses in the Dunkerhook section? Namely- Landzettel Way, Fox Ct, Cosgrove Ct, DeBruin Dr, Goldblatt Terr, Moss Rd. In my opinion any street or home in this part of Fair Lawn is worthy of being included.
SA
3:30 pm on Tuesday, July 17, 2012
WOW! Someone does something fun and non-political that and all folks have is cynicism and criticism. Shame on you nattering nabobs of negativism.
Maximus Orlandis
6:34 pm on Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Most of these homes make Fair Lawn look poor in my opinion
Bruce Knuckle
6:36 pm on Tuesday, July 17, 2012
I vote for the Naugel house
Maximus Orlandis
6:42 pm on Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Knuckle, are these really the best homes in Fair Lawn? Wheres the McMansions? Half of them look like they belong on Mockingbird lane, the others look like demo's!
Zak Koeske
7:04 pm on Tuesday, July 17, 2012
@Maximus -- It's not the largest or the most expensive houses, it's the "most beautiful" -- whatever that might mean to the people who chose them. I know personally when I'm looking at them I prefer ones that are unique to ones that are colossal
Brianne DeLucca
9:31 am on Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Maybe you should rephrase it to "Most Charming" houses? LOVE the house Lambert Road, have always admired it!
Cornell Christianson
1:30 pm on Thursday, July 19, 2012
24 hours to go in voting. Three houses are neck to neck: 360 Owen Ave, 4 Bedford Place and 134 Lyncrest.
Zak Koeske
7:47 pm on Thursday, July 19, 2012
Looks like 510 Lambert Road has come out of nowhere to bolt into the lead. Voting ends tomorrow at 5pm. Best of luck to all the houses!
Jon Halt
9:55 pm on Thursday, July 19, 2012
@Zak - How did these 10 properties do in the reassessment?
kay
11:27 pm on Thursday, July 19, 2012
510 Lambert!!
Marty Cone
12:01 am on Friday, July 20, 2012
funny, dont see any from the low income area in Columbia Hieghts
John Delany
11:02 am on Friday, July 20, 2012
510 Lambert - Love It!
Cynthia
11:25 am on Sunday, July 22, 2012
Looks like Lambert Road is asking everyone to vote. Clearly, there are much better looking homes in Fair Lawn. A few of these I'd keep in the contest. I agree - change the title to 'Most Charming' vs most beautiful. The Morlot and Bedford homes I'd keep on the list. The rest, no. But they do have clean yards! Ha!
K.
9:27 pm on Monday, July 23, 2012
I don't know when these pics were taken but the house on E. Amsterdam does NOT look like that now, it's a dilapidated eyesore at best.