326 West 87th Street
326 West 87th Street
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NB Number:Â NB 226-1890
Type: Â Rowhouse
Architect: Â Minuth, Francis A.
Developer/Owner/Builder:Â John and David Dunn
Row Configuration:Â ABABA
NYC Landmarks Designation:Â Historic District
Landmark Designation Report:Â Riverside Drive- West End Historic District
National Register Designation:Â N/A
Primary Style: Â Queen Anne
Primary Facade: Â Â Brownstone
Stories:Â 3 with basement
Window Type/Material:Â One-over-one double-hung/Wood
Basement Type:Â Raised
Stoop Type:Â Unknown
Structure:These five, two-bay, three-story houses on raised brownstone basements are each twenty feet wide and fronted in stone. Designed for a unified appearance, the row has two alternating house types distinguished by either a full’-height or a two and a half-story projecting bay at the eastern bay of the facade. The two designs in this row are arranged in an ABABA rhythm. They are further unified by rock-faced brownstone at the basement and uniform window height. There has been some alteration, but it is apparent that all of the houses originally had stoops leading to parlor-story entrances in the flush western bays, one-over-one double-hung wood-framed window sash, molded pressed-metal cornices and basement window grilles with a sunflower motif. The type “B” houses (Nos. 326 and 330) have full-height projecting bays with curved sides and flat fronts capped by conical roofs with a front-facing triangular gable, box stoops leading to elaborate arched door surrounds at the parlor story, and carved arches above the second-story windows of the western bay. The parlor-story windows have stained-glass transoms.
Historic District: Riverside Drive- West End HD
Alterations:Â Â The stoop was removed in 1953 and an entranceway created at the basement story, which now has a light fixture above the door. A window replaced the original parlor-story entrance. The surface of the facade has been treated in a manner similar to No. 324. 1953: Alt 1005-1953 [Source: Alteration Application) The stoop was removed and the building converted to apartments. Architect — Wechsler & Schimenti Owner — Armor Realty Company