212 West 79th Street

212 West 79th Street

Date: 1894

NB Number: NB 276-1894

Type:  Rowhouse

Architect:  Thom & Wilson

Developer/Owner/Builder: William W. Hall

Row Configuration: ABCDBEBDCBA’

NYC Landmarks Designation:  Historic District

Landmark Designation Report: Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District, Vol. 3

National Register Designation: N/A

Primary Style:  Renaissance Revival

Primary Facade:   Brick and Stone

Stories: 3 with basement

Window Type/Material: One-over-one double-hung/Wood; One-over-one curved double-hung/Wood

Basement Type: Raised

Stoop Type: Straight

Structure: Masonry bearing walls

Historic District: Upper West Side - Central Park West HD

Alterations: One-story commercial extension constructed at basement levels adjacent to stoop. 1936: Alt 3719-1936 [Source Alteration Application] Architect — Edward R. McMahon; Owner — Mrs. George F. Ewald

Second story added to existing commercial extension. 1937: Alt 818-1937 [Source: Alteration Application] Architect — Samuel A. Hertz; Owner — Mrs. George F. Ewald

Stoop removed and No. 212 joined with No. 214; two-story store-front extension reconstructed across both buildings. 1946: Alt. 1824-1946 [Source: Alteration Application] Architect — Ernst E. Pfeiffer; Owner — Nellie Pisano