930 West End Avenue
aka 2749-2751 Broadway; 930-932 West End Avenue
930 West End Avenue
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Date:Â 1898
NB Number:Â NB 972-1898
Type: Â Flats Building
Architect: Â Andersen, Henry
Developer/Owner/Builder:Â William H. Picken
NYC Landmarks Designation:Â Historic District
Landmark Designation Report: Riverside West End Historic District II
National Register Designation:Â N/A
Primary Style: Â Renaissance Revival
Primary Facade: Â Â Brick, Limestone, and Terra Cotta
Stories:Â 7
Historic District: Riverside-West End Historic District Extension II
Significant Architectural Features: Through-block building with facades on Broadway and West
End Avenue; two-story base clad with rusticated limestone separated from upper stories
with molded beltcourse; primary entrance on West End Avenue features fluted and
paneled pilasters with Ionic capitals, keystone lintel, dentil course, and balustrade; upperstory
window openings feature full terra-cotta enframements with bracketed sills;
bracketed balconettes at fourth and sixth stories; bracketed balcony with iron balustrade
at seventh story; bracketed cornice
Alterations: Cornice on Broadway facade restored; roofline balustrade above West End Avenue
cornice removed; primary entrance steps replaced
West Facade: Designed (historic, limestone painted (Broadway facade))Door(s): Replaced primary door
Windows: Replaced
Cornice: Mixed
Sidewalk Material(s): Concrete
Curb Material(s): Granite (West End Avenue); concrete with metal plate (Broadway)
Areaway Wall/Fence Materials: Non-historic metal fence and gate
Areaway Paving Material: Concrete with metal stairs to basement
East Facade: Designed (historic)
Facade Notes: Similar to, although plainer than, West End Avenue facade, without the
balconettes or balconies; ground-floor storefront infill with fixed cloth awnings, some
historic cast-iron piers
North Facade: Not designed (historic) (partially visible)
Facade Notes: Brick side wall visible from both Broadway and West End Avenue; narrow light
well separated from street by non-historic metal gates; regular arrangement of window
openings; fire escapes
South Facade: Not designed (historic) (partially visible)
Facade Notes: Brick side wall, partially parged, visible from both Broadway and West End
Avenue; light well with regular arrangement of window openings; fire escapes