315 West 76th Street

315 West 76th Street

NB Number: NB 1191-91

Block: 1185

Lot: 60

Type:  Rowhouse

Architect:  Hensel, Max

Developer/Owner/Builder: Reuben Skinner and Leonard & William Jacob

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, Brownstone, Buff brick, Masonry, Wood, and Wrought Iron

Stories: 4 with basement

Elements: Four-story rowhouse with basement; basement and first floor of brownstone; upper stories of buff-colored brick with brownstone trim; one-over-one, double-hung wood sash windows; shared stoop with solid masonry rail; molded enframements at first-floor entry and windows; single, glass panelled entry door with square-headed transom; brownstone oriel with foliate-carved base at second story; recessed panels of egg-and-dart and dentil molding form, fourth floor window heads; cornice with dentil molding and modillions; brick parapet; wrought-iron grilles at basement windows.

Historic District: West End - Collegiate HD

Alterations: First floor window grilles added; first floor windows replaced with one-over-one metal windows; facade painted; areaway railing installed; entry lamps added.

History: Built as one of a row of four houses (Nos. 311-317) at a cost of $18,000.00. Rufus H. Julius H., and Wm. H. Park bought the house on April 24, 1899, and the family owned it until 1945.

References: New York City, Department of Buildings, Manhattan, Plans, Permits and Dockets.