233 West 100th Street

233 West 100th Street

Date: 1889-1890

NB Number: NB 1857-1889

Type:  Free-standing House

Architect:  Alonzo E Hudson

Developer/Owner/Builder: Joseph Hassell

NYC Landmarks Designation:  Historic District

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

National Register Designation: N/A

Primary Style:  Queen Anne

Primary Facade:   Brick, Stone, and Terra Cotta

Stories: 3

Window Type/Material: See Structure

Roof Type/Material: Pitched/Asphalt/See Structure

Structure:  Significant Architectural Features: Bowed bay at third and fourth stories topped by turret; full stone window surrounds, scalloped at window heads; lunettes with brick and terra cotta lintels and stone corbels; molded band and sill courses; decorative terra cotta panels and string courses; molded cornice; pedimented gable with rosettes and foliate decoration; pedimented dormer; Special Windows: Lunettes

Building Notes: The house was most recently restored between 2008 and 2010.

Notable History and Residents: Built as a single-family residence, it was sold at auction in 1894 and served as the New York Red Cross Hospital from 1895 to at least 1898. Sold to the Nameoki Club, an affiliate of Tammany Hall, around the turn of the century, it served as the clubhouse until 1913. The new owner Thomas J. O’Rourke converted it into mixed use which it remained until 1985 when it was returned to single-family use. Reference(s): “For the Training of Nurses,” New York Times, November 3, 1895, 7; Christopher Gray, “Streetscapes: Three Apples of Somebody’s Eye,” New York Times, September 5, 2010, RE8; New York City, Department of Buildings, Certificate of Occupancy 97185, issued October 19, 1990 on ALT 1345 – 1985.

South Facade: Designed (historic, resurfaced, altered) Door(s): Replaced primary door Windows: Replaced (upper stories); replaced (basement) Security Grilles: Not historic (basement) Roof: Possibly historic (pitched – asphalt; metal standing seam) Notable Roof Features: Gable; turret; dormer; vane Cornice: Historic Sidewalk Material(s): Concrete Curb Material(s): Stone

East Facade: Not designed (historic, altered) (partially visible) Facade Notes: Brick, painted, patched, repointed; metal coping; ell with bowed bay; stone lintels and sills; windows infilled or replaced; vent; railing on roof of ell

North Facade: Not designed (historic) (partially visible) Facade Notes: Brick; window

Historic District: Riverside-West End Historic District Extension II

Alterations: First and second story altered; turret resurfaced, roof replaced with standing-seam; lights; intercom; perforated vent; camera

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