318 West 75th Street

318 West 75th Street

NB Number: NB 2143-95

Block: 1184

Lot: 100

Type:  Townhouse

Architect:  Gilbert, C.P.H.

Developer/Owner/Builder: James M. Townsend

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, Limestone, Roman Brick, Stone, Terra Cotta, Wood, and Yellow roman brick

Stories: 5

Elements: Five-story town house; limestone base; yellow Roman brick upper stories; three-story angled bay at right; terracotta molded window enframements; one-over-one wood sash windows; low limestone stoop; wooden, double-leaf, glass-panelled entry doors; keystones at second and third floors; oversized fascia at third floor with tertiary cornice; brick pilasters and secondary cornice at fourth floor; cartouche panels at fifth floor; bracketed primary cornice at roof; original areaway railing had stone balusters,

Historic District: West End - Collegiate HD

Alterations: Wrought-iron stoop and areaway railings installed; lamps installed at entry.

History: James Mulford Townsend was a senior member of the law firm of Townsend & Button and chairman of the board of trustees of the New York Law School.

References: New York City, Department of Buildings, Manhattan, Plans, Permits and Dockets. New York Times, November 1, 1913 p. 11 “James Mulford Townsend” (Obituary).

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