243 Riverside Drive

243 Riverside Drive

NB Number: NB 396-1914

Type:  Apartment Hotel

Architect:  Meader

Developer/Owner/Builder: Palmer Realty Co.

NYC Landmarks Designation:  Historic District

Landmark Designation Report: Riverside Drive– West End Historic District Extension II

National Register Designation: N/A

Primary Style:  Arts and Crafts with Native- and Meso- American decorative elements

Primary Facade:   Brick and Terra Cotta

Stories: 12

Window Type/Material: Replaced (upper stories); replaced (basement)Stoop Type: Replaced

Significant Architectural Features: Raised brick in geometric patterns at first, second, and 12th stories; brick stringcourses; three-story entrance surround with geometric spandrel and cartouche featurng a buffalo head, corn, snakes, tomahawks, and masks; two-story terracotta piers at corners with bulcrania and pendant spears; band course with mountain lions and Meso-American masks; windows at first story with decorative sills; pendants at 11th story; Misson-style influenced parapet and gable, modillioned cornice; pendant design at corners with mask, geometric pattern, and rosette

Historic District: Riverside-West End Historic District Extension II

Alterations: Non-historic stoop railings; entrance remodeled; cornice removed below arched window; water tank enclosure removed; bulkhead with standing seam roof; three windows cut into parapet (by 1940); corner towers simplified; non-historic lights; plaques; railing on roof; basement windows infilled with masonry and mesh grille

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