319 West 75th Street

319 West 75th Street

NB Number: NB 150-93

Block: 1185

Lot: 10

Type:  Rowhouse

Architect:  Kafka & Mott

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, Metal, Pressed Metal, Roman Brick, rose-colored roman brick, and Wrought Iron

Stories: 4

Elements: Four-story rowhouse with basement; rusticated brownstone basement and first story with rose-colored Roman brick above; molded and carved window enframements; one-over-one, double-hung wood windows; fourth floor window enframements in. elude footed sills and shelf lintels composed of a plain frieze (probably once with foliate carving, as on No. 321) and dentil molding; pressed metal cornice composed of block modillions and a dentil molding; decorative.wrought-iron window screens on floors two and three, and window grilles at basement.

Historic District: West End - Collegiate HD

Alterations: Stoop removed and entry relocated to basement; metal one-over-one window sash installed at basement, third and fourth floors (wood sash remain at first and second floors: original entry at first or parlor floor contains a one-over-one aluminum window with a wide aluminum transom); wrought-iron areaway fence installed.

History: Built as one of a row of eight houses (Nos. 315-325; Nos.- 327-329 have been demolished). As designed, Nos. 315-321 were identical buildings. No. 319 was sold to -Margaret W. Taggert on April 30, 1894.

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

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