318 West 77th Street

318 West 77th Street

NB Number: NB 955-91 (Alt. 2145-25)

Type:  Rowhouse

Architect:  Mott, Charles T.

Developer/Owner/Builder: Perez M. Stewart

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, Orange Roman Brick, Roman Brick, and rusticated brownstone

Stories: 4 with basement

Elements: Four-story rowhouse with basement; rusticated brownstone basement and first floor,orange Roman brick above; original windows had one-over-one double-hung wood sash (paired and with transom at first floor); brick stories framed by stone quoins and rope twist moldings; dentilled string courses at the second and fourth floors; splayed lintels of Roman brick and curved brick moldings enframe the windows on the second and third floors.

Historic District: West End - Collegiate HD

Alterations: Altered from residence to boarding house in 1925. Cornice and stoop removed and entry relocated to basement; narrow
paired, wood double-hung window sash installed at first (parlor), second and fourth floors; wrought-iron areaway railings and basement window grilles installed; entry lamps added; brick areaway wall added.

History: Built as one of a row of 13 houses (Nos. 308-332; Nos. 314 and 316 demolished ca. 1924).
William Russell occupied the house from Dec. 28, 1892, to Jan. 30, 1897. Thomas Byrnes, one-time Superintendent of Police, purchased the house on April 6, 1905 and resided there until his death in 1910.

References: New York City, Department of Buildings, Manhattan, Plans, Permits and Dockets.
New York Times, May 8, 1910, p. 7, “Thomas Byrnes” (obituary).