330 West 77th Street

330 West 77th Street

NB Number: NB 955-91

Type:  Rowhouse

Architect:  Mott, Charles T.

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, and Roman Brick

Stories: 3 with basement

Elements: Three-story rowhouse with basement and mansard roof; brownstone basement and first floor, Roman brick above; one-over-one double-hung wood sash windows; splayed Roman brick lintels and curved brick moldings enframe windows on the second and third stories; second story oriel supported by a carved foliate corbel; dentilled string course moldings define the second floor and oriel top; pressed metal cornice; dormer windows on a pitched roof were probably originally similar to those on No. 326 West 77th Street; wrought-iron window grilles at basement,

Historic District: West End - Collegiate HD

Alterations: Stoop and door removed and entry relocated to basement; attic dormers stripped and combined into one dormer with metal casement windows ca. 1940; roof surface replaced with asphalt shingles; facade painted; wrought-iron areaway railing and basement window grilles installed; metal casement window installed at original (parlor) floor entry.

History: Built as one of a row of 13 houses (Nos. 308-332; Nos. 314 and 316 were demolished ca. 1924). As designed No. 330 was probably a mirror image of No. 326 West 77th Street. William Harris Douglas, who was Congressman from the 14th New York District, a founder of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and President of the Produce Exchange, purchased the house on May 27, 1894.and lived here with his wife Juliette until 1925. (Juliette owned No. 317 West 76th Street from 1893 to 1919.)

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