323 West 82nd Street
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323 West 82nd Street
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Date:Â 1892
NB Number:Â NB 39-1892
Type: Â Rowhouse
Architect: Â Mortimer P Thain
Developer/Owner/Builder:Â Henry Parsons
NYC Landmarks Designation:Â Historic District
Landmark Designation Report: Riverside Drive – West End Historic District Extension I
National Register Designation:Â N/A
Primary Style: Â Romanesque Revival
Primary Facade: Â Â Brownstone and Ironspot Roman Brick
Stories:Â 4 and basement
Window Type/Material:Â See Structure
Stoop Type:Â Unknown
Structure:Â Decorative Metal Work: Possibly historic window grille at basement; Significant Architectural Features: Two story brownstone base, basement rock faced; segmental arched window opening with incised clover and projecting sill at first story; molded brownstone stringcourses; beaded chamfer molding around historic entrance; brownstone lintels, sills, and keyed surrounds at second and third stories; brownstone sill course and hood molding at fourth story; copper cornice; angular oriel with painted metal enframement; stained glass transom; round arched windows
Site Features: Brick and stone (resurfaced) steps; non-historic railings and fence; wood storage bins for trash receptacles; diamond plate hatch
South Facade: Designed (historic, entrance pavilion painted) Stoop: Removed Door(s): Replaced primary door Windows: Mixed (upper stories); possibly historic (basement) Security Grilles: Possibly historic (basement) Cornice: Historic Sidewalk Material(s): Concrete Curb Material(s): Stone Areaway Wall/Fence Materials: Non-historic fence; low concrete wall on east Areaway Paving Material: Concrete
Historic District: Riverside Drive-West End HD Extension I
Alterations: Stoop removed, replaced by basement entrance pavilion (1945); historic entrance altered to accommodate to window; console possibly resurfaced; remote utility meters; wires Site Features: Brick and stone (resurfaced) steps; non-historic railings and fence; wood storage bins for trash receptacles; diamond plate hatch
History: Originally built as a single family dwelling, by 1930 the owners were renting rooms to lodgers. It was converted into a multiple-dwelling in 1945. One of five row houses by Mortimer P. Thain, 323 was included in a proposed West 82nd Street Historic District, along with 310-316, 307-321, and 325 West 82nd Street, which was heard in 1986. In 1992 the Commission moved to take no action on the proposal.  References: LPC, Research files; New York City, Department of Buildings, ALT 1249-1945; United States Census records, 1930.