292 Riverside Drive

292 Riverside Drive

NB Number: NB 1163-1896

Borough of Manhattan Tax Map Information: Block 1889, Lot 42

Type:  Rowhouse

Architect:  Gilbert, C.P.H., architect/Harvey Murdock, builder

Original Owner: Abram S. Post

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 with alterations

Primary Facade:   Brick and Stone

Stories: 4 and basement

Historic District: Riverside-West End Historic District Extension II

Significant Architectural Features: Rusticated base; three-story rounded bay; door hood; possibly historic grilles at cellar windows; paneled window lintels at second and third stories; keystones at third story of bay; denticulated cornice on bay; modillioned cornice

Alterations: Entrance restored; brackets of doorhood altered; non-historic railings on stoop, balconette, bay and roof; light; intercom; remote utility meters

Building Notes: In 1925, the stoop was altered to conform to the 18 inch allowable projection beyond the building line (ALT 2463-1925). 292 and 293 Riverside Drive were converted to single-room apartments with kitchenettes and bathrooms (some only semi-private) (“Two Houses Rebuilt,” New York Times, September 7, 1941, 185) and upgraded in 1954 (ALT 333-1954).

Site Features: Non-historic fence and gate; diamond plate staircase with metal and wood railings (shared with 293 Riverside Drive); grilles

West Facade: Designed (historic, painted, resurfaced)
Stoop: Replaced
Door(s): Replaced primary door
Windows: Replaced (upper stories); replaced (basement)
Security Grilles: Not historic (upper stories); mixed (basement)
Cornice: Historic
Sidewalk Material(s): Concrete
Curb Material(s): Stone
Areaway Wall/Fence Materials: Metal
Areaway Paving Material: Concrete