320 West 84th Street, AKA 320-322 West 84th Street

320 West 84th Street, AKA 320-322 West 84th Street

 

Date: 1905-1906

NB Number: NB 4-1905

Type:  Apartment Building

Architect:  Edward A Meyers

Developer/Owner/Builder: Rosenberg & Feinberg

NYC Landmarks Designation:  Historic District

Landmark Designation Report:  Riverside Drive – West End Historic District Extension I

National Register Designation: N/A

Primary Style:  Beaux-Arts

Primary Facade:   Brick, Limestone, and Terra Cotta

Stories: 6

Window Type/Material: See Structure

Structure:  Significant Architectural Features: Two story rusticated limestone base with a segmental arched central entrance with a multi pane wood and glass door and windows with keystones above; elaborately decorated bracketed balconette above main entrance; bracketed cornice spans the width of the main facade at third story; upper facade is clad in red brick; windows at the third story feature alternating round and angular pediments with elaborately decorated spandrel panels; windows at the fourth through sixth stories feature keystones and keyed enframements; quoins on the third through sixth stories; Special Windows: Segmental arched windows at first and second stories; Decorative Metal Work: Iron railings at balconettes at second, third and fifth stories

Site Features: Recessed secondary entrance with iron security door and railings, leads to service alley

North Facade: Designed (historic, painted); Door(s): Historic primary door; recessed secondary entrance; Cornice: Removed Sidewalk Material(s): Concrete Curb Material(s): Stone

Historic District: Riverside Drive-West End HD Extension I

Alterations: Cornice removed; stoop replaced; through-wall air conditioners under center bay window at every story; non-historic light fixtures

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