296 West 92nd Street

296 West 92nd Street

Date: 1893

NB Number: NB 11-1893

Borough of Manhattan Tax Map Information: Block 1239, Lot 160

Type:  Rowhouse

Architect/Builder:  True, Clarence

Original Owner: Clarence F. True

NYC Landmarks Designation:  Not Landmarked

Landmark Designation Report: Riverside Drive– West End Historic District Extension II

National Register Designation: N/A

Primary Style:  Altered Elizabethan Revival

Primary Facade:   Stone

Stories: 3 and basement

Historic District: Riverside-West End Historic District Extension II

Significant Architectural Features: First story with rough-faced stone banding; lancet-arched entrance with drip molding and spandrel with ribbon and shield; windows at first story with carved heads; molded sills with foliate termini at first and second stories; lancetshaped niche with foliate base; parapet and gable with molding

Alterations: Decorative details removed from parapet and peak of gable (by 1986); non-historic railings and window box holders; remote utility meter; light at basement

Site Features: Non-historic fence and gate; stone treads on stairs

North Facade: Designed (historic, resurfaced)
Stoop: Replaced stoop (gate under stoop – replaced)
Door(s): Replaced primary door; non-historic metal gate and transom
Windows: Replaced (upper stories); replaced (basement)
Security Grilles: Possibly historic (basement)
Sidewalk Material(s): Concrete
Curb Material(s): Stone
Areaway Wall/Fence Materials: Metal
Areaway Paving Material: Concrete; stone

South Facade: Not designed (historic) (partially visible)
Facade Notes: Brick, partially parged; leader; window