314 West 104th Street

314 West 104th Street

Date: 1891-1892

NB Number: NB 1433-1891

Type:  Rowhouse

Architect:  True, Clarence

Developer/Owner/Builder: T A Squier and W E Lanchantin

NYC Landmarks Designation:  Historic District

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

National Register Designation: N/A

Primary Style:  Romanesque Revival

Primary Facade:   Brick and Brownstone

Stories: 6

Stoop Type: Unknown

Roof Type/Material: Peaked, Dormered

Structure:  Significant Architectural Features: Brownstone lower stories; former parlor floor entrance, now second story window, features round arched opening with keystone; beltcourses below third story; upper stories clad in yellow Roman brick with brownstone window enframements or lintels; third story square oriel supported on brackets and columns; cornice with inset panels and frieze; peaked roof with gabled dormer

Building Notes: Built as part of a row of 10 dwellings at 304 to 322 West 104th Street (of which nos. 304 and 312 to 322 still survive)

North Facade: Designed (historic, brownstone elements resurfaced, base painted) Stoop: Removed Door(s): Replaced primary door Windows: Replaced Security Grilles: Not historic (upper stories) Cornice: Removed Sidewalk Material(s): Concrete Curb Material(s): Granite Areaway Wall/Fence Materials: Non-historic iron fence with concrete curb Areaway Paving Material: Concrete with stone steps

Historic District: Riverside-West End Historic District Extension II

Alterations: Four story and basement row house altered to six story building in 1962 (ALT 829- 1962) with the removal of the high stoop, the relocation of the entrance to the former basement, and the addition of a story and a half above the former peaked roof, all done in keeping with the original architectural details.