340-342 West 87th Street
340-342 West 87th Street
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NB Number:Â NB 598-1924
Type: Â Apartment Building
Architect: Â Pelham, George F.
Developer/Owner/Builder: 340 West 87th Street Corporation
NYC Landmarks Designation:Â Historic District
Landmark Designation Report:Â Â Riverside Drive- West End Historic District
National Register Designation:Â N/A
Primary Style: Â Neo-Renaissance
Primary Facade: Â Â Brick, brown brick, and Limestone
Stories:Â 9
Window Type/Material:Â Six-over-one/Wood
Roof Type/Material:Â placeholder
Structure: This nine-story apartment building is located on the south side of West 87th Street, approximately 200 feet east of Riverside Drive. It extends forty feet along West 87th Street and is U-shaped in plan, with an interior courtyard opening to the west. The building is faced in tan and brown brick laid in common bond with limestone trim and decorative brickwork. Almost 142 West 87th Street between West End Avenue and Riverside Drive (South Side) continuation of….. 340-342 West 87th Street all of the original six-over-one wood-framed sash windows are intact. West 87th Street Facade: This facade is composed of four horizontal sections divided by stringcourses. The one-story limestone base terminates in a stringcourse at the second-story sill line. Two other stringcourses, with patterned brickwork below, top the third and seventh stories. There are six bays of single windows evenly spaced across the facade. They are set in rectangular openings with stone sills and soldier courses at their lintels. Ground-story fenestration differs from that above. A round-arched molded entryway is found at the easternmost bay. It contains wood and glass double doors topped by a fanlight. Two pairs of round-arched windows are set in the base. These openings have projecting arched stone lintels springing from a half-column between each pair and pilasters at the sides, all with capitals. A metal service door is placed to the far west. Western Elevation: The western elevation is partially visible from West 87th Street. The facade brick returns to the adjacent rowhouse; the elevation is faced in brown brick beyond. Three windows are visible. There is no significant ornamental detailing.
Historic District: Riverside Drive- West End HD
Alterations: The building’s base is painted gray. A small canopy is placed above the main entrance. Brick has been cleaned,/repointed above the ninth-story windows of the main facade. There are some aluminum replacement sash at the West 87th Street facade. Three new one-over-one double hung metal windows are visible at the western elevation. The building currently has no cornice.
History: This apartment building was erected in 1924-25 for the 340 West 87th Street Corporation (Irving Axelrod, president), according to the design of architect George F. Pelham, whose work is well-represented within the district. Previously on the site were two rowhouses. Selected Reference: New York City Department of Taxes Photograph Collection, Municipal Archives and Record Collection, E 1296.