216 West 79th Street

216 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: Ground story altered to accommodate storefront. 1935: Alt 65-1935 [Source: Alteration Application] Architect — S. Walter Katz; Owner — George Ewald

Stoop removed; two-story commercial extension constructed 1950: Alt 256-1950 [Source: Alteration Application] Architect — Irving Kudroff; Owner — Charles Kannel

Permanent terrace canopy erected at third story.