235 West 72nd Street

235 West 72nd Street

NB Number: NB 1716-1895

Type:  Rowhouse

Architect:  Cook, Henry F.

Developer/Owner/Builder: Chas. Buek

NYC Landmarks Designation:  Historic District

Landmark Designation Report: Addendum to the West End-Collegiate Historic District Extension Designation Report

National Register Designation: N/A

Primary Style:  Renaissance Revival with alterations

Primary Facade:   Masonry

Stories: 5

Historic District: West End-Collegiate HD Extension

Special Windows: Round-arched window openings at fifth story (sashes replaced)

Significant Architectural Features: Bay windows at second through fourth stories with bracketed segmental pediment at second story and capped by a denticulated cornice that extends as a stringcourse to 237 West 72nd Street; foliate keystones at fourth and fifth stories; rusticated masonry at fifth story; molded metal cornice at roofline (continuous with no. 237)

Alterations: First story altered with introduction of storefront, including removal of elaborate main entry portico, eventually resulting in the current marble facing (after c. 1939 tax photograph but before c. 1980s tax photograph, and again after c. 1980s tax photograph); replaced sashes (one-over-one double-hung sashes present in c. 1930s tax photograph); commercial signage at first story; projecting vertical sign from second to third story at eastern  end of facade; metal armature above eastern window opening at second story (function not determined); lights at residential entry; recessed stoops at commercial and residential entries (probably replaced original masonry stoops)

Site Features: In-ground metal hatch in sidewalk

South Facade: Designed (historic, painted)
Stoop: Replaced
Door(s): Replaced primary door
Windows: Replaced
Storefront(s): Altered
Cornice: Original
Sidewalk Material(s): Concrete
Curb Material(s): Masonry