322 West 108th Street

322 West 108th Street

NB Number: NB 807-1898

Borough of Manhattan Tax Map Information: Block 1892, Lot 59

Type:  Rowhouse

Architect:  Janes & Leo

Developer/Owner/Builder: Joseph A. Farley

NYC Landmarks Designation:  Historic District

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

National Register Designation: N/A

Primary Style:  Renaissance Revival

Primary Facade:   Brick and Limestone

Stories: 5

Historic District: Riverside-West End Historic District Extension II

Special Windows: Segmental-arch-headed sash at fourth story

Decorative Metal Work: Stoop handrail; second- and third-story iron balconettes; copper cornice above third story windows

Significant Architectural Features: Rusticated limestone base and brick upper stories; short stair with iron handrails leads to entrance in right bay; entrance features columned portico with modillioned entablature and segmental-arched enframement with radiating voussoirs and cartouche; ground-floor window opening with voussoirs and cartouche; second-story full-width iron balconette; second-story rusticated limestone window enframement with scrolled brackets, radiating voussoirs, and cartouche extends upwards into third-story oriel; rounded limestone-clad oriel features rustication and scrolled brackets supporting molded cornice with copper ridge ornament; segmental-arched fourth-story window openings under bracketed, modillioned cornice; fifth-story windows with keystones supporting simple molded cornice; historic wood windows including casements at second and third stories, one-over-one double-hung sash in upper stories

Alterations: Areaway lowered to create basement entrance; air conditioners on second-story balconette; balustrade above oriel cornice removed

Building Notes: Built as part of a row of four houses at 316 to 322 West 108th Street; historic image of row appears in the Real Estate Record and Guide 64:335 (September 2, 1899)

North Facade: Designed (historic)

Stoop: Original stoop (gate under stoop – not historic)

Door(s): Replaced primary door; non-historic secondary entrance door

Windows: Historic (upper stories); replaced (basement)

Security Grilles: Not historic (upper stories); not historic (basement)

Cornice: Original

Sidewalk Material(s): Concrete

Curb Material(s): Concrete with metal plate

Areaway Wall/Fence Materials: Iron fence with stone curb

Areaway Paving Material: Concrete with stone stairs to basement