244 Riverside Drive
aka 318 West 97th; aka 320 West 97th; aka 322 West 97th; aka 324 West 97th
Date: 1907
NB Number: NB 105-1907
Type: Tenement
Architect: Lyons, Robert T.
Developer/Owner/Builder: Robert T. Lyons
NYC Landmarks Designation: Historic District
Landmark Designation Report: Riverside Drive– West End Historic District Extension II
National Register Designation: N/A
Primary Style: Renaissance Revival
Primary Facade: Brick, Stone, and Terra Cotta
Stories: Six
Window Type/Material: Replaced (upper stories); altered (basement). Windows with brick and stone or terra-cotta surrounds with scrolled keystones, windows above second story have paneled brick spandrels; terra-cotta string course at sixth story; windows of court with stone or cast-stone lintels and sills
Stoop: Resurfaced
Significant Architectural Features: Two pavilions around central light court; rusticated stone at first story; quoins; plaques with lion’s heads and swags at parapet; entrance with full surround; diamond plate and concrete steps to basement
Historic District: Riverside-West End Historic District Extension II
Alterations: Entrance to court altered; stoop railing; awning and marquee; windows at basement infilled; cornice removed; roof-top bulkhead on north pavilion; lights; cameras with conduits; spigot. Fire escapes in light court installed in 1929; windows replaced; panning in bay replaced