236 West 72nd Street
236 West 72nd Street
NB Number: NB 193-1927
Type: Apartment Building
Architect: Whitehill, William W.
Developer/Owner/Builder: New York Edison Company (Nicholas F. Brady, president)
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: Brick, Buff brick, and Masonry
Stories: 6
Historic District: West End-Collegiate HD Extension
Decorative Metal Work: Molded metal door enframement and paneled reveal at main entry.
Significant Architectural Features: Tripartite vertical configuration; one-story brick and masonry base capped with blind-arch banding; roundels with bas-relief figures at base; five-story brick shaft with small molded masonry sills and capped by a modillioned masonry cornice; one-story brick capital with rectangular windows within recessed round-arched openings; masonry balconette at capital, flanked by masonry urns and cartouches; paneled reveal at main entry.
Alterations: First story altered to include, among other changes, a projecting, peaked canopy and new door openings (after the c. 1939 tax photograph but prior to the c. 1980s tax photograph); small cornice removed and brick replaced at upper portion of sixth story (after c. 1939 tax photograph); signage at first story; mesh netting at first and second stories.
Building Notes: Originally built as the “New York Edison” showroom and offices. Functions presently as a church at the first story. Historic six-over-six double-hung sashes present at third through sixth stories (present in c. 1939 tax photograph). Historic metal door with decorative panel and large light at main entry.
References: New York City Department of Buildings, New Building Application Dockets.
North Facade: Designed (historic)
Door(s): Historic primary door; replaced service door
Windows: Historic
Cornice: Removed
Sidewalk Material(s): Concrete
Curb Material(s): Masonry
East Facade: Not designed (historic) (partially visible)
Facade Notes: Building projects slightly from neighboring buildings; buff brick visible
West Facade: Not designed (historic) (partially visible)
Facade Notes: Building projects slightly from neighboring buildings; buff brick visible; chimneys visible.