316 West 88th Street
316 West 88th Street
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Date:Â 1890-91
NB Number:Â NB 227-1890
Type: Â Rowhouse
Architect: Â True, Clarence
Developer/Owner/Builder:Â William E Lanchantin
Row Configuration:Â Individual
NYC Landmarks Designation:Â Historic District
Landmark Designation Report:Â Riverside Drive- West End Historic District
National Register Designation:Â N/A
Primary Style: Â Elizabethan Renaissance Revival
Primary Facade: Â Â Brownstone
Stories:Â 4 and basement
Basement Type:Â Raised
Stoop Type:Â Unknown
Roof Type/Material:Â Peaked/Slate
Structure:These five brick and brownstone-fronted houses are each twenty feet wide and four stories tall above quarry-faced basements. There are no repeated house types in this raw and each building was designed to be perceived as unique, but the row presents a unified appearance through the use of: alternating full-height projecting bays and oriels in the western bay; continuous brownstone lintels, sills, and a carved frieze at the attic story; a common roofline; peaked dormers with metal trim and tall gabled fronts filled with ‘brownstone and brick patterning; stepped parapets between the houses; and decorative sunflower motif grilles at the basement-story windows. It is apparent that all of the houses originally had hexagonal slate tile roofs and stone stoops leading to parlor-story entrances. The original windows probably had one-over-one double-hung wood-framed sash. No. 316 (Tax Map Block/Lot: 1249/42) is distinguished by a full-height three-sided projecting bay with brownstone quoins. The dormer has a single window.
Historic District: Riverside Drive- West End HD
Alterations: The stoop was removed in 1946 and a basement entranceway created, which has a light fixture above the door. The original parlor story entrance was replaced by a window. The basement and parlor stories have been painted white. There is some brownstone resurfacing at the basement story. The windows at the basement and parlor stories have one-over-one aluminum replacement sash. There is no areaway. The tiles on the roof have been surfaced with tar. 1946: Alt 1534-1946 [Source: Alteration Application] Stoop removed. Owner — Hedwig Meyer
History:Â This row was built in 1890-91 for William Lanchantin, a developer active in the construction of such rows in this district. Although architect F.A. Minuth is listed as architect of record in the New Buildings Docket, these houses are attributed however to the well known West Side architect and developer Clarence True. Selected References: New York City Department of Taxes Photograph Collection, Municipal Archives and Record Collection, E 1294; I 2468.16; I 2468.17. Clarence True, Designs of 141 Dwelling Houses Built on the West Side (New York, c. 1893), n.p.