334 West 77th Street

334 West 77th Street

Date: 1896-97

NB Number: NB 641-96

Type:  Townhouse

Architect:  True, Clarence

Developer/Owner/Builder: Clarence True

NYC Landmarks Designation:  Historic District

Landmark Designation Report: West End – Collegiate Historic District

National Register Designation: N/A

Primary Style:  Elizabethan Renaissance Revival

Primary Facade:   Brick, Limestone, Roman Brick, and tan roman brick

Stories: 4

Elements: Four-story bowfront town house with mansard roof; tan Roman brick facing with limestone trim; one-over-one wood sash with Gibbs surrounds; low box limestone stoop with balustrade; recessed ground level entry with single-leaf wood door with glass panel and decorative roundarched hood supported by lion’s head scrolls; ground level round-arched windows and servants’ entrance; fourth floor round-arched windows; cornice and parapet; metal semi-circular pedimented dormer; stepped, coped party walls with chimneys; copper leaders; wrought-iron grilles at first floor windows.

Historic District: West End - Collegiate HD

Alterations: Cornice modified; roof tiles replaced with asphalt shingles; two air conditioners pierce facade wall; entry lamps added; aluminum sash and enframements installed at second floor.

History: Built as one of a group of six houses (Nos. 44-46 Riverside Drive and Nos. 334-338 West 77th Street). Purchased by the Trustees of Gertrude Wallach on August 6, 1897, and sold by Gertrude Wallach Borg in 1927.

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

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