171 West 85th Street

171 West 85th Street

Type:  Funeral Home

Architect:  Swartburg, Robert B. and Unger, Joseph

Developer/Owner/Builder: Corporal Holding Co.

NYC Landmarks Designation:  Historic District

Landmark Designation Report: Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District Designation Report

National Register Designation: N/A

Primary Style:  Neo-Gothic with Renaissance elements

Primary Facade:   Cast Stone, Metalwork, and Stone

Stories: 5

Window Type/Material: Multipane casement with transom/steel; paired multipane casement with trnasom/steel

Structure: Masonry bearing walls

Site formerly occupied by: Rowhouse built in 1889-90 (NB 646-1889, John G. Prague, architect)

Historic District: Upper West Side - Central Park West HD

Alterations: Front and rear walls of rowhouse removed, front and rear extensions constructed, fifth story added. 1933-34: Alt 602-1933 [Source: Alteration Appliction] Architects — B. Robert Swartburg & Joseph Unger. Owner — Corporal Holding Co. Sixth story added; fifth story refaced with stucco.