318-330 Amsterdam Avenue: New-York Cab Company Stable

318-330 Amsterdam Avenue

 Date: 1888-90

Type:  Stable and Store

Architect:  French, C. Abbott & Co.

Developer/Owner/Builder: William T. Walton

NYC Landmarks Designation:  Individual Landmark

Landmark Designation Report: New-York Cab Company Stable

National Register Designation: n/a

Primary Style:  Romanesque Revival

Primary Facade:   Cast Iron, Granite, and Red Brick

Stories: 5

Description:

The New-York Cab Company Building is located at the northwest corner of Amsterdam Avenue and
West 75th Street. There are two street facades, faced in red brick and light-colored stone trim. Both the
Amsterdam Avenue and West 75th Street facades are divided into four double bays. Each bay begins at the
second story, rising from a continuous brick frieze that terminates at the fifth story with a round-arched
window that consists of two windows crowned by a fanlight. The second, third, and fourth-story windows are flanked by shallow brick pilasters, with three vertical rows of brickwork that begin at the third story and
conclude near the top of the fourth story. Both façades terminate with a prominent cornice. Painted black, it incorporates denticulated moldings, small scalloped arches, and a curved decorative element where the two facades meet.

On Amsterdam Avenue, the base has been altered to accommodate a sizable restaurant. It has a non-historic awning, windows, doors, and the surface is painted green. The entrance to the garage is located at the north end where there is a large entrance and an emergency exit. Both are painted white. Above the wide entrance are two non-historic signs, one horizontal, and the other, attached to the second and third stories, vertical. At the north end of the façade is a narrower opening, flanked by original cast-iron panels. Above this entrance, some windows have been sealed and a low bulkhead is visible on the roof.

The West 75th Street façade has fewer alterations. There are three monumental round arches. Trimmed
with decorative brick work, the west and center arch rest on a textured granite base, painted white and black. The east arch is sealed and painted maroon. The granite base that flanks the east arch is not painted. The center arch incorporates a non-historic roll-down metal elevator door and a large entrance. There are fragments of historic iron lighting fixtures, left of the west arch and right of the center arch. A non-historic sign projects out from the west arch. There is a small window opening, with vertical bars, directly west of the west entrance. Between the west and central bay, projecting from the second and third stories, is a non-historic illuminated sign.

Aligned with the center arch, on the roof, the brick bulkhead is visible. The east bay, second through fifth story, has a historic metal fire escape. Directly east of the fire escape is a non-historic parking sign. Below the fire escape, a small section of the ground story is painted green and has two glazed openings that serve the restaurant. The west façade, visible above the adjoining building, is faced in brick. Two historic painted advertisements are visible from the third story to the roof. The north façade is obscured by the neighboring structure.

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