303 West 74th Street

303 West 74th Street

NB: 790-93

Type:  Townhouse

Architect:  Gilbert, C.P.H.

Developer/Owner/Builder: Thomas McIntryre

NYC Landmarks Designation:  Historic District

Landmark Designation Report: West End – Collegiate Historic District

National Register Designation: N/A

Primary Style:  Renaissance Revival

Primary Facade:   Brick, grey roman brick, Limestone, Roman Brick, and Terra Cotta

Stories: 4 1/2

Elements: Four-and-one-half story town house with mansard roof; limestone base; grey Roman brick upper stories; Spanish tile roof;
asymmetrical massing; two-story angled bay at right; molded window enframements; one-over-one wood sash; low limestone stoop; double leaf wood and plate glass entry doors; balcony above entry; cartouches at second floor; stepped mock pediment with garlands on
left at third floor; panelled pilasters at fourth floor; cornice; two segmental arched dormers and terra-cotta frieze with classical wreaths and pilasters at roof; coped parapets above party walls.

Historic District: West End - Collegiate HD

Alterations: Cornice altered; balcony railing added above angled bay; grille work added at base; lamps added at entry.

History: Built for Thomas A. Mclntyre, a prominent stock broker and head of his own firm, T. A. Mclntyre and Co. Known as the “Great Organizer of Wall Street.” Indicted for larceny.

References: New York City, Department of Buildings, Manhattan: Plans, Permits and Dockets NB 790-93
New York Times, July 30, 1908, p. 5, “Thomas A. Mclntyre” (Obituary).