328 West 71st Street
328 West 71st Street
Date: 1924
NB Number: 158-24
Type: Townhouse
Architect: Burne, John C.
Developer/Owner/Builder: Lindsay & Johnson
NYC Landmarks Designation: Historic District
Landmark Designation Report:
No. 328 is one of a group of seven houses that obtain their unity from their common materials and proportions, size, and regular cornice and sill lines, stepped down slightly to accommodate the change of grade of the street. The architect, John C. Burne, used two designs for these houses, alternating them in a pattern of A BB AA BB, with paired stoops and porticos. No. 328 is of the “A” type, distinguishable by an oriel at the second story and three round-arched windows under a continuous stone molding at the third story. Each building is three bays wide, with three stories above a raised basement, The basements are finished in rock-faced masonry, with two windows fronted by decorative wrought iron grilles, and a basement door under the stone porticoes shielding double wooden doors with transoms. Panels of carved stone ornament, stringcourses and sillcourses highlight the facades. The windows were all originally one-over-one, double-hung wood sash. A stamped metal modillioned cornice caps each house, its design alternating between buildings.
This building is part of the group (Nos.326-330) which has been owned by the Parish Visitors of Mary Immaculate since 1920. In 1959, interior renovations were made to combine the three buildings for use by the convent.
National Register Designation:
Primary Style: Renaissance Revival and Romanesque Revival
Primary Facade: Masonry Veneer and Stone
Stories: 3 with a basement
Window Type: Originally one-over-one, double-hung wood sash
Historic District: West 71st Street HD
Wish List:
Alterations: The facade has been painted tan. Wrought-iron grilles cover the parlor story windows. Sheet metal has been added over the cornice, covering a small shed roof.