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 rearranged; 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 in-filled at first through fifth stories; all facade decorative ornament removed.

References: NYC, Department of Buildings ALT 44-1939.

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