127 Riverside Drive, AKA 354 West 85th Street
127 Riverside Drive, AKA 354 West 85th Street
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NB Number:Â NB 2019-1895
Type: Â Flats
Architect: Â Thom & Wilson
Developer/Owner/Builder:Â J T & J A Farley
NYC Landmarks Designation:Â Historic District
Landmark Designation Report:Â placeholder
National Register Designation:Â N/A
Primary Style: Â Renaissance Revival
Primary Facade: Â Â Brick and Brownstone
Stories:Â 8
Window Type/Material: One-over-one double-hung;Â Â Arched windows at seventh story
Stoop Type:Â Unknown
Basement Type: Unknown
Structure: Significant Architectural Features: High water table, one story rusticated stone base; curved bay at the Riverside Drive facade; main entrance on West 85th Street; stone stoop with cast iron railings; one-over-one double-hung windows throughout with stone enframements at the second and third stories, and flat flared lintels with keystones at windows on fourth through sixth stories; stone cornice wraps the building and acts as a sill for the windows at the second story, repeated at the fourth and seventh stories; stone banding wraps the building and acts as sills for windows at the third, fifth, and sixth stories.
North Facade: Designed (historic, painted) Stoop: Possibly historic stoop (possibly historic gate under stoop) Door(s): Replaced primary door; secondary entrance under stoop Windows: Mixed (upper stories); possibly historic (basement) Security Grilles: Not historic (upper stories); possibly historic (basement) Cornice: Removed Sidewalk Material(s): Concrete Curb Material(s): Stone Areaway Wall/Fence Materials: Stone/cast iron Areaway Paving Material: Concrete/metal
West Facade: Designed (historic) Facade Notes: Similar to north facade
East Facade: Not designed (historic) (partially visible)
References: NYC, Department of Buildings, ALT 2255-1935, ALT 3219-1935 (addition)
Historic District: Riverside Drive-West End HD Extension I
Alterations: Non-historic light fixtures at entrance; first story facade painted; an early addition created eighth story with two less bays at rear of West 85th Street facade, with tripartite window groupings; eighth story facade parged and cornice removed from seventh story; some windows replaced.  Two 1935 alterations. Main entrance on West 85th Street.