350 West 85th Street, AKA 346-352 West 85th Street

350 West 85th Street, AKA 346-352 West 85th Street

Date: 1903-1904

NB Number: NB 74-1903

Type:  French Flats

Architect:  Harde and Short

Owner/Builder: Eronel Realty Co

NYC Landmarks Designation:  Historic District and Individual Landmark

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

National Register Designation: N/A

Primary Style:  French Gothic Revival

Primary Facade:   Red Brick and Terra Cotta

Stories: 6

Window Type/Material: Original/See Structure

Stoop Type: Original

Structure:  Significant Architectural Features: Building organized into two pavilions each with angled sides, flanking a slightly recessed central window bay; stone water table base; linked by a one story arcaded entrance porch with an arched central entrance with metal and glass double leaf doors; the bays are supported by compound piers with foliate capitals; a plaque above the center bay displays the inscription “Red House” heavy wood sash eight panes paired casement windows are surrounded by heavy terra-cotta enframements; alternating brick and terra-cotta courses mark the first and second stories terra cotta spandrel panels link the windows at the first, second, fourth, and fifth stories; Special Windows: Multi-pane heavy sash casement windows

Building Notes: Designated a New York City Landmark in 1982 (LP-1265).

North Facade: Designed (historic) Stoop: Original Door(s): Replaced primary door Windows: Original Cornice: Original Sidewalk Material(s): Concrete Curb Material(s): Stone

West Facade: Not designed (historic) (partially visible)

Historic District: Riverside Drive-West End HD Extension I

Alterations: Terra cotta balustrade above cornice removed; angled piers at corners of roof removed; insertion of double-hung windows in the eastern and western most angled side; main entrance doors replaced