315 West 85th Street

315 West 85th Street

Date: 1901

NB Number: NB 427-1901

Type:  Apartment Building

Architect:  Neville & Bagge

Developer/Owner/Builder: Charles Glenn

NYC Landmarks Designation:  Historic District

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

National Register Designation: N/A

Primary Style:  Renaissance Revival

Primary Facade:   Brick and Limestone

Stories: 5

Window Type/Material: See Structure

Stoop Type: Unknown

Structure:  Significant Architectural Features: Stone enframements around paired window from second through fifth stories; carved classical detail includes panels, denticulated molding and guttae; Special Windows: Two segmentally arched windows; Decorative Metal Work: Iron metalwork at balconette at fourth story.

Building Notes: Roof raised to full fifth story in 1939.

South Facade: Designed (painted, resurfaced, entrance reconfigured) Stoop: Removed Door(s): Replaced primary door Windows: Not historic (upper stories) Cornice: Removed Sidewalk Material(s): Concrete Curb Material(s): Stone

West Facade: Not designed (historic) (partially visible) Facade Notes: Brick façade; windows at the second through fourth stories infilled 

Historic District: Riverside Drive-West End HD Extension I

Alterations: Facade painted; first story central portico entrance removed and main entrance and window re-arranged; non-historic stoop, windows, metal window grilles, light fixtures; second story multi pane double leaf doors replaced and balconette removed; fourth story cornice removed; western facade windows infilled at first through fifth stories; all facade decorative ornament removed. References: NYC, Department of Buildings ALT 44-1939.

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