243 Riverside Drive
Cliff Dwelling or Cliff Dweller; aka 240 Riverside Drive; aka 241 Riverside Drive; aka 242 Riverside Drive
243 Riverside Drive
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NB Number:Â NB 396-1914
Type: Â Apartment Hotel
Architect: Â Meader
Developer/Owner/Builder:Â Palmer Realty Co.
NYC Landmarks Designation:Â Historic District
Landmark Designation Report: Riverside Drive– West End Historic District Extension II
National Register Designation:Â N/A
Primary Style: Â Arts and Crafts with Native- and Meso- American decorative elements
Primary Facade: Â Â Brick and Terra Cotta
Stories:Â 12
Window Type/Material: Replaced (upper stories); replaced (basement)Stoop Type: Replaced
Significant Architectural Features: Raised brick in geometric patterns at first, second, and 12th stories; brick stringcourses; three-story entrance surround with geometric spandrel and cartouche featurng a buffalo head, corn, snakes, tomahawks, and masks; two-story terracotta piers at corners with bulcrania and pendant spears; band course with mountain lions and Meso-American masks; windows at first story with decorative sills; pendants at 11th story; Misson-style influenced parapet and gable, modillioned cornice; pendant design at corners with mask, geometric pattern, and rosette
Historic District: Riverside-West End Historic District Extension II
Alterations: Non-historic stoop railings; entrance remodeled; cornice removed below arched window; water tank enclosure removed; bulkhead with standing seam roof; three windows cut into parapet (by 1940); corner towers simplified; non-historic lights; plaques; railing on roof; basement windows infilled with masonry and mesh grille
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