309 West 84th Street

309 West 84th Street

Date: 1900

NB Number: NB 33-1900

Type:  Rowhouse

Architect:  Ross & McNeil

Developer/Owner/Builder: Matthews & Eppenstein

Row Configuration: ABBBAA

NYC Landmarks Designation: 

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

National Register Designation: N/A

Primary Style:  Beaux-Arts

Primary Facade:   Brick and Limestone

Stories: 4

Roof Type/Material: Pitched, Mansard/Clay, Tile

Structure:  One of six mid-block rowhouses built to follow an ABBBAA pattern; Significant Architectural Features: Rusticated limestone base with decorative cartouche above main entrance; historic wood and glass double leaf doors; slightly curved facade from second to fourth stories; full limestone window enframements at windows from second to fourth stories some with ornate keystones; astragal belt course below second and fourth story windows; denticulated cornice with balustrade above; clay tile mansard roof flanking chimneys; Special Windows: Stained-glass window at first story; dormer window at roof; segmentally-arched windows at fourth story. Decorative Metal Work: Historic iron window security grilles at first story windows

Site Features: Metal hatch set in raised stone curb

South Facade: Designed (historic) Stoop: Resurfaced Door(s): Original primary door; secondary entrance Windows: Mixed Security Grilles: Possibly historic (upper stories) Roof: Pitched – clay tile (historic) Notable Roof Features: Mansard roof Cornice: Historic Sidewalk Material(s): Concrete Curb Material(s): Stone

Historic District: Riverside Drive-West End HD Extension I

Alterations:  Stoop resurfaced; non-historic light fixtures at main entrance; small louvered vent opening at first story