327 West 87th Street

327 West 87th Street

Date: 1892

NB Number: NB 221-1892

Type:  Rowhouse

Architect:  Gilbert, C.P.H.

Developer/Owner/Builder: City Real Estate Co

Row Configuration: ABBA

NYC Landmarks Designation:  Historic District

Landmark Designation Report: Riverside Drive- West End Historic District

National Register Designation: N/A

Primary Style:  Renaissance Revival

Primary Facade:   Buff Roman Brick, Sandstone, and Terra Cotta

Stories: 5

Window Type/Material: fifth story with round windows set in elaborate surrounds. The second and third stories each have three windows with shared sills and lintels, and the third story has an inset arch above the center window. The fourth story has two arched windows.

Basement Type: American

Stoop Type: Low

Roof Type/Material: placeholder

Structure: Masonry bearing walls

Historic District: Riverside Drive- West End HD

Alterations: The round fifth-story windows have been squared; the windows at the second, third, and fifth stories have aluminum replacement sashes. The ground story has been altered and painted. A new entrance way has been created at the center, with an aluminum and glass replacement door and a  light fixture set in a canopy, flanked by single windows. There is a pipe rail installed on the original cheek wall.