324 West 76th Street

324 West 76th Street

NB Number: NB 1342-95

Block: 1185

Lot: 37

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, rusticated brownstone, Wood, and Wrought Iron

Stories: 4

Elements: Four-story rowhouse; smooth-faced brownstone basement; heavily rusticated brownstone first floor; upper floors of Roman brick with brownstone trim; one-over-one wood sash windows; molded window enframements with narrow shelf lintels; first story lintels capped by a lintel frieze of anthemia; high brownstone stoop with solid railings; double leaf wood and plate glass entry doors with transom; angled bay on left “rises through the second floor and includes an engaged scamazzi order on the upper level; bay capped by decorative wrought-iron railings; pressed metal cornice includes a frieze of patera and garlands, a dentil molding and scrolled console modillions; wrought-iron window grilles at basement.

Historic District: West End - Collegiate HD

Alterations: Wrought-iron areaway railing and entry lamps added.

History: Built as one of two mirror image houses (Nos. 324-326). No. 324 was sold to Eleanor A. M. Hall on March 24, 1896.

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