338 West 84th Street

338 West 84th Street

Date: 1888-1889

NB Number: NB 1564-1888

Type:  Rowhouse

Architect:  Taft, Joseph H.

Developer/Owner/Builder: Nelson M Whipple

Row Configuration: ABBA

NYC Landmarks Designation:  Historic District

Landmark Designation Report:  Riverside Drive – West End Historic District Extension I

National Register Designation: N/A

Primary Style:  Romanesque Revival

Primary Facade:   Brownstone

Stories: 3 and basement

Window Type/Material: See Structure

Basement Type: Unknown

Stoop Type: Dog leg

Structure: 

Significant Architectural Features: Rusticated brownstone base with L-shaped stone stoop; main entrance wood-and-glass door; first story windows with keystone above; second story curved bay window topped by bracketed stone balconette; third story contains three recessed windows separated by Ionic pilasters; metal denticulated and bracketed cornice features a multi-curved gable with decorative classical details

Alterations: Windows replaced

Site Features: Recessed areaway

North Facade: Designed (historic) Stoop: Historic stoop (possibly historic gate under stoop) Door(s): Possibly historic primary door; interior door historic, secondary entrance possibly historic Windows: Mixed (upper stories); mixed (basement) Security Grilles: Possibly historic (basement) Cornice: Original Sidewalk Material(s): Concrete Curb Material(s): Stone Areaway Wall/Fence Materials: Brownstone Areaway Paving Material: Concrete

South Facade: Partially designed (historic) (partially visible)

Historic District: Riverside Drive-West End HD Extension I