9 West 73rd Street

9 West 73rd Street

Date: 1902-1903

NB: 699-1902

Type:  Townhouse

Architect:  Welch, Smith & Provot

Developer/Owner/Builder: William W Hall & Thomas M Hall

NYC Landmarks Designation:  Historic District

Landmark Designation Report:Central Park West- 73rd-74th Street Historic District; Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District

National Register Designation: N/A

Primary Style:  Beaux-Arts

Primary Facade:   Limestone and Red Brick

Stories: 5

Window Type/Material: See Structure

Basement Type: English

Roof Type/Material: Mansard/Copper

Structure:  No. 3-11. These five brick townhouses were built as a row by the prominent architectural firm Welch, Smith I Provot In 1902-1903. Built on speculation, the houses were originally owned by William W. and Thomas H. Hall, builder-developers who were responsible for many residences In the city, Like the other rows In the Historic District, certain unifying features tie the Individual houses together as a group. These features Include limestone ground floors,with wrought Iron area way railings, the alignment of each of the stories, and common cornice and roof lines. All of the buildings are five stories In height with English basements. Although the houses reflect the fashionable Beaux-Arts style at their ground stories, each Is Individualized at the upper stories by a variety of classically Inspired ornaments and details, Nos. 7,9. and II, for example, although of similar composition, are differentiated by ornamental details. A variety of color and texture In the brickwork of this row echoes the treatment found In the Hardenbergh row.

Like Its neighbor, No. 7, N. 9 townhouse features a smooth limestone ground floor of Beaux-Arts Inspiration and a variety of neo Georgian decorative elements at the upper stories. Above an ashlar base, with arched entryway and window, rises a three-story facade of red brick. A handsome wrought iron balcony carried on stone brackets Is similar to the fourth story balcony of No. 7. The second story French transom
windows have splayed flat arches of brick with paneled keystones and vertical end blocks of limestone, which echo the fenestration details of No. 3. Also similar to No. 3 Is a band course with medallions which connects with the band courses of the flanking buildings. In contrast to the other houses In the row, the dormer windows of No. 9 Have arched rather than triangular pediments In the copper mansard roof. In 1904, W.W. and T.M. Hall sold this house to Harry G. SI Heck, Jr. who was In the lumber business. Two years later the house was purchased by a
Columbia University professor, Joel E. Spingarn.

Historic District: Central Park West - West 73rd-74th Streets HD