305 West 76th Street

305 West 76th Street

Date: 1891

NB Number: NB 47-91

Type: Rowhouse

Architect: Lamb & Rich

Developer/Owner/Builder: Lamb & Rich

NYC Landmarks Designation:  Historic District

Landmark Designation Report: West End – Collegiate Historic District

National Register Designation: N/A

Primary Style: Renaissance Revival

Primary Facade: Limestone

Stories: 4

Window Type/Material: Arched windows with foliate trim at fourth floor

Basement Type: Rusticated limestone

Structure: Limestone

Elements: Four-story brick rowhouse with rusticated limestone basement. Three-story curved bay on curved base at left; limestone trim. Arched porch over entry. balcony at top of bay. Arched windows with foliate trim at fourth floor; deticulated frieze under bracketed cornice

Historic District: West End - Collegiate HD

History: Built as one of a row of fourteen houses (Nos. 341-357 West End Avenue, 302-306 West 77th Street, 201-305 West 76th Street). Catherine Guernsey bought the house on December 23, 1892 and owned it until 1910. (References: New York City, Department of Buildings, Manhattan, Plans, Permits, and Dockets.)

Alterations: Stoop railing, first floor window grilles, entry lamp added.