43 West 105th Street

43 West 105th Street

Date: 1886-87

NB Number: NB 518-1886; NB 519-1886

Type:  Rowhouse

Architect:  Gilbert, C.P.H.

Developer/Owner/Builder: John Brown (owner), Petit Murdock (builder)

NYC Landmarks Designation:  Historic District

Landmark Designation Report: Manhattan Avenue Historic District

National Register Designation: N/A

Primary Style:  Queen Anne and Romanesque Revival

Primary Facade:   Brick, Metal, and Stone

Stories: 3 and basement

Historic District: Manhattan Avenue HD

History: See 122-40 Manhattan Avenue

Description: Mirror of 124 Manhattan Avenue; portions of iron handrail at stoop; rusticated window surround and incised lintel at basement; rusticated brownstone water table; rusticated door surround at entryway; rusticated window surround with incised lintel at first story; molded stone band with no end detail at continuous with oriel base; pressed-metal cornice with decorative moldings; iron gate beneath stoop

Alterations: facade, stone and pressed metal details painted; facade at second and third stories possibly stuccoed;replacement of portions of iron handrail at stoop; some details at entryway hood stuccoed; globe finials removed from entryway hood; non-historic door enframent including transom and paneled door; badly deteriorated denticulated sill at first story fenestration; badly deteriorated carved sandstone base at oriel; rectangular incised stone lintels at second and third story fenestration altered; non-historic windows and sashes; historically featured double-hung windows with stained-glass transoms at all stories; facade originally continuous with 41 West 105th Street at first, second and third stories; ironwork at areaway; iron gate at areaway; intercom and lighting at basement and entryway