50 Central Park West (The Prasada)

50 Central Park West 

Date: 1905-7

NB Number: 828-1904

Type:  Apartment Building

Architect:  Romeyn, Charles William

Developer/Owner/Builder: Samuel B. Haines

NYC Landmarks Designation:  Historic District

Landmark Designation Report: Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District

National Register Designation: #82001189 (Central Park West between 61st and 97th Sts.)

Primary Style:  Beaux-Arts

Primary Facade:   Brick, Limestone, and Terra Cotta

Stories: 12 with a basement

Window Type: Six-over-one double-hung/Wood; Eight-over-one double-hung/Wood; Four-over-one double-hung/Wood

Structure: Steel frame construction

History: Site formerly occupied by one small wood frame structure

Alterations: In 1919 the mansard roof was removed and replaced by a twelve-foot masonry parapet.