Riverside Drive-West End Historic District

Riverside Drive-West End (1989)

Because it was located at a distance from the Elevated on Columbus Ave., the West End area developed somewhat later than areas nearer Central Park. Development in this district began in earnest in 1887, with speculative rowhouses rising along West End Ave. and the side streets for the next ten years. Early in the 20th century, elegant apartment houses such as the Evanston (1910) and the Chautauqua (1911) began to arrive, many replacing the earlier rowhouses.  After 1920 the truly important apartment houses came to Riverside Drive culminating in The Normandy (1939).

Boundaries

Riverside Drive
East Side: 130-227

West End Avenue
East Side: 560-698
West Side: 561-697

West 87th Street
North Side: 277-355
South Side: 302-346

West 88th Street
North Side: 257-355
South Side: 254-350

West 89th Street
North Side: 275-347
South Side: 262-348

West 90th Street
North Side: 259-325
South Side: 272-326

West 91st Street
North Side: 253-315
South Side: 258-320

West 92nd Street
North Side: 257-321
South Side: 254-314

West 93rd Street
North Side: 253-325
South Side: 254-316

West 94th Street
North Side: 321
South Side: 276-300, 316