347-351 West 71st Street
347-351 West 71st StreetÂ
Date: 1896
NB Number:Â 575-96
Type: Â Townhouse
Architect: Â Neville & Bagge
Developer/Owner/Builder:Â William Casey
NYC Landmarks Designation:Â Historic District
Landmark Designation Report: West 71st Street Historic District
The three houses at Nos. 345-351 West 71st Street comprised the last group to be constructed in the district and provided, through the presence of a projecting bay at the westernmost side of No. 351, a finishing element to the group and to the houses on the north side of the street. Although No. 345, which served as a the link to the other houses on the east is no longer extant, one can see how this group continues the same cornice and sill lines as its neighbors, giving added harmony to the district. Within this group, the use of the same materials, continuous cornices and sill courses and identical decorative motifs make the unity of this group striking. Each house is two bays wide, with four stories and a raised basement. Smooth ashlar limestone faces the two lowest stories and above this is dark red Roman brick with limestone window enframements. No. 347 and No. 349 are mirror images of each other and No. 351 repeats the design of No. 347 forward. The original double stoop arrangement can still be seen on Nos. 349 and 351, with the stairs running parallel to the sidewalk. The paired, balustraded porticos carried on columns cover a short stoop and shelter to the doorway of each house. A basement door can be found next to the stoop with basement windows located near the sidewalk, under the stoop. The windows were originally one-over-one, double hung wood sash but none of these buildings retains its historic windows. A broad, modillioned metal cornice is continuous across the row.
National Register Designation:
Primary Style: Â Renaissance Revival
Primary Facade: Â Â Brick and Limestone
Stories: 4 with a basement
Window Type: Originally one-over-one, double hung wood sash
Alterations:
No. 347: The windows are double-hung, wood sash with horizontal muntins. The door, under a fixed transom, has been replaced and the limestone on the facade painted white. Part of the stoop has been removed and the stairs and railings were recessed inside the portico, which has been painted gray. A basement window is located next to the basement door.
No. 349: The main door has been replaced. An additional door was placed in the easternmost bay of the parlor story, with access via an iron balcony with steps leading from the stoop. Metal one-over-one windows are found throughout the house. Ornate, non-historic grilles cover the second story windows. Through-the-wall air conditioners have been installed under the center windows of the second and third stories. The cornice has been painted white.
No. 351: This building has one-over-one double hung, metal sash windows. The front stoop retains its original configuration, but the stone railing has been altered and replaced by a metal railing. The entrance has double wood doors with full glass panels.