326 West 76th Street

326 West 76th Street

NB Number: NB 1342-95

Block: 1185

Lot: 38

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, Sheet Metal, Wood, and Wrought Iron

Stories: 4

Elements: No. 326 is a mirror image of No. 324 West 76th Street:  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 harrow 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Alterations: Main entrance door, originally identical to that of No. 324 has been replaced by a single leaf wood and glass panel door; right-hand stoop rail replaced with wrought iron; metal storm windows and entry lamp added.

History: Built as one of a row of two mirror image houses (Nos. 324-326). No. 326 was sold to John Day on October 14, 1896.

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