327 West 85th Street
Date: 1894
NB Number: NB 155-1894
Type: Apartment Building
Architect: Schellenger, Gilbert A.
Developer/Owner/Builder: Annie Carney
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 and Romanesque Revival
Primary Facade: Brick, Brownstone, and Terra Cotta
Stories: 5
Window Type/Material: See Structure
Structure: Significant Architectural Features: Central three bay section with angled bays at east and west facade from second through fifth stories; stone stoop with iron railings and newel posts; main entrance with transom; four pilasters divide the facade at the first story; terra cotta spandrel panels below windows, this feature is repeated at all the windows at the first through fifth stories; the central bays from the second through fifth stories are flanked by pilasters with Corinthian capitals; foliate molding above fourth story; the fifth story contains arcaded windows with Corinthian half columns, molded brick arches with egg-and-dart molding; triple Corinthian colonnettes flanking central bay and decorative rosettes; topped by a denticulated and modillioned metal cornice; Special Windows: fifth story contains five arcaded windows; fourth story contains five segmentally arched windows
Historic District: Central Park West - West 76th Street HD and Riverside Drive-West End HD Extension I
Alterations: First story brownstone resurfaced; door replaced; non-historic light fixtures at main and secondary entrances; some windows replaced; iron fire escape is a later addition (ALT: 1887-1945); portico removed