20-28 West 72nd Street (Hotel Franconia)

20-28 West 72nd Street

Date: 1925

NB Number: 1-1925

Type:  Apartment Hotel

Architect:  Krapp, Herbert J.

Developer/Owner/Builder: 20-28 West 72nd Street Co.

NYC Landmarks Designation:  Historic District

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

National Register Designation: N/A

Primary Style:  Neo-Renaissance

Primary Facade:   Brick, Stone, and Terra Cotta

Stories: 15

Window Type: Tripartite eight-over-eight/Wood; Four-over-four sidelights/Wood; Paired six-over-six double-hung/Wood

Structure: Steel frame construction (Fireproof)

History: Site formerly occupied by five brick-fronted rowhouses of four stories with basements

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Alterations: Cornice removed; parapet rebuilt