317 West 76th Street
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317 West 76th Street
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Date:Â 1891-92
NB Number:Â NB 1191-91 (Alt. 1859-1905)
Type: Â Rowhouse
Architect: Â Hensel, Max
Developer/Owner/Builder:Â Reuben Skinner and Leonard & William Jacob
NYC Landmarks Designation:Â Historic District
Landmark Designation Report: West End – Collegiate Historic District
National Register Designation:Â N/A
Primary Style: Â Renaissance Revival
Primary Facade: Â Â Brick, Brownstone, Buff brick, Masonry, Wood, and Wrought Iron
Stories:Â 4 with basement
Elements: No. 317 is a duplicate of No. 313 West 76th Street. Four-story rowhouse with basement; basement and first floor of brownstone; upper stories of buff-colored brick with brownstone trim; one-over-one, double-hung wood sash windows; shared stoop with solid masonry rail; molded enframements at first-floor entry and windows; single, glass panelled entry door with square-headed transom; brownstone oriel with foliate-carved base at second story; recessed panels of egg-and-dart and dentil molding form fourth floor window heads; cornice with dentil molding and modillions; brick parapet; wrought-iron grilles at basement windows.
Historic District: West End - Collegiate HD
Alterations: 1905: Stoop altered. Air conditioners installed through wall at first floor; facade painted; areaway railings installed; entry lamps added.
History:Â Built as one of a row of four houses (Nos. 311-317) at a cost of $18,000.00. The house was sold in 1893 to Juliette T. Douglas, wife of William Harris Douglas who was a Congressman from the Fourteenth New York District, a founder of the United States Chamber of Commerce and President of the Produce Enchange from 1906-08. Juliette lived here until 1919. (Wm. Harris Douglas owned No. 330 West 77th Street from 1894-1925.)
References: New York City, Department of Buildings, Manhattan, Plans, Permits and Dockets. Who’s Who, January 28, 1944, 18:3, “William Harris Douglas.”