323 West 83rd Street

323 West 83rd Street

Date: 1897-1898

NB Number: NB 513-1897

Type:  French Flats

Architect:  Harry T Howell

Developer/Owner/Builder: Thomas J McGuire

NYC Landmarks Designation:  Historic District

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

National Register Designation: N/A

Primary Style:  Renaissance Revival

Primary Facade:   Brick and Limestone

Stories: 6

Window Type/Material: One-over-one double-hung

Structure:  Significant Architectural Features: One story rusticated limestone base; wide stone stoop with flanking newel posts with glass-and-iron light fixtures; arched main entrance featuring wood and glass double-leaf door with arched transom, flanked by engaged Ionic columns supporting iron balconette; band molding runs the width of the building and marks transition to the upper portion of the brick facade; enframed one-over-one double-hung windows featuring scrolled keystones at the fifth story and with bracketed stone lintels at the third, fourth and fifth stories; denticulated cornice at the fifth story; and a boxed cornice at the roofline; Decorative Metal Work: Historic iron railings and fencing; iron fire escape; light fixtures

Site Features: Recessed areaway with historic iron fencing

South Facade: Designed (historic) Stoop: Historic Door(s): Historic primary door Windows: Replaced (upper stories); mixed (basement) Security Grilles: Not visible (basement) Cornice: Historic Sidewalk Material(s): Concrete Curb Material(s): Stone Areaway Wall/Fence Materials: Iron Areaway Paving Material: Concrete

Historic District: Riverside Drive-West End HD Extension I

Alterations: Non-historic light fixtures at newel posts at main entrance stairs