332 West 83rd Street

332 West 83rd Street

Date: 1898-99

NB Number: 730-1898

Type:  Rowhouse

Architect:  True, Clarence

Developer/Owner/Builder: Riverside Building Co.

NYC Landmarks Designation:  Historic District and Individual Landmark

Landmark Designation Report: Riverside-West End Historic District Ext. 1 & 332 West 83rd Street House

National Register Designation: n/a

Primary Style:  Elizabethan Revival

Primary Facade:   Limestone and red roman brick

Stories: 6

Special Windows: Segmental-arched leaded-glass window east of entrance

Decorative Metal Work: Metal gate at service entrance; balconette

Significant Architectural Features: Limestone base and detailing; three-story bow front with stone
parapet in eastern bays; recessed segmental-arched entrance with carved limestone reveals,
flanked by pilasters supporting an entablature; glass-and-wood door; segmental-arched service
entrance with gate and wood-and-glass door; upper windows with keyed surrounds; balconette at
second story; pilasters on fourth story; gable with elaborate dormer and similar dormer; brick
chimneys on party wall

Alterations: Doorbells; razor wire; remote utility meter; box with conduit

Building Notes: Window screens and lights with conduits were in place at the time of the building’s
designation as an individual landmark in 1991.

Site Features: Historic metal fence; metal ladder to cellar

Notable History and Residents: The house was owned by Robert E. Dowling, president of the City
Investing Company one of the city’s major real estate firms until his death in 1943.