235 West 76th Street, aka The Colorado, aka Lyonhurst, is a Romanesque Revival design notable for its colorful terra cotta. It is part of the West End-Collegiate Historic District Extension. Name: Colorado, Lyonhurst Location: 235 West 76th Street Year Completed: 1925 Architect: Robert T. Lyons Style: Romanesque Revival NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission: Designation Report Google […]
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205-207 West 77th Street is among the city buildings designed by politically-connected Horgan & Slattery team. Originally built for horse-drawn equipment, the firehouse has been modified to support heavier modern trucks. Name: Engine Co. 74 and Hook & Ladder 25 Location: 205-207 West 77th Street Year Completed: 1901 Architect: Horgan & Slattery Style: Italianate, Beaux-Arts
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200 West 80th Street, aka 416 Amsterdam Avenue, is a Renaissance Revival style apartment house designed by Charles See and constructed in 1895. It is part of the Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District. Name: 200 West 80th Street, 410 Amsterdam Avenue, 416 Amsterdam Avenue Location: 200 West 80th Street Year Completed: 1895 Architect:
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127 West 79th Street, completed in 1926, was designed by Gronenberg & Leuchtag in neo-Renaissance/Romanesque style. Also known as Clifton House, the high-rise is part of the Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District. Name: Clifton House Location: 127 West 79th Street Year Completed: 1926 Architect: Gronenberg & Leuchtag Style: neo-Renaissance/Romanesque NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission:
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51 West 81st Street, aka The Galaxy, was erected in 1905. It was designed by Frederick C. Brown in Beaux-Arts style. The building is part of the Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District. Name: Galaxy Location: 51 West 81st Street Year Completed: 1905 Architect: Frederick C. Brown Style: Beaux-Arts NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission: Designation
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45 West 81st Street was built in 1922, designed by Sugarman & Hess in neo-Moorish/Spanish Renaissance style. The building is part of the Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District. Name: Excelsior Hotel, Standish Hall Location: 45 West 81st Street Year Completed: 1922 Architect: Sugarman & Hess Style: neo-Moorish/Spanish Renaissance NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission: Designation
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35 West 81st Street, aka Orvista, was built in 1914. It was designed by Neville & Bagge in the neo-Renaissance style. The building is part of the Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District. Name: Orvista Location: 35 West 81st Street Year Completed: 1914 Architect: Neville & Bagge Style: neo-Renaissance NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission: Designation
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25 West 81st Street, erected in 1908, was designed by Gronenberg & Leuchtag in neo-Romanesque style. It is part of the Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District. Name: 25 West 81st Street Location: 25 West 81st Street Year Completed: 1908 Architect: Gronenberg & Leuchtag Style: Romanesque NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission: Designation Report NY Times:
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11 West 81 Street was erected in 1908. It was designed by Schickel & Ditmars in Beaux-Arts style, and is part of the Upper West Side/Central Park West Historic District. The building is directly across the street from Rose Center for Earth and Space – formerly known as the Hayden Planetarium. Name: Hayden House Location:
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480 Park Avenue, The Antoinettes, is one of those buildings that makes a non-architect wonder: Why is so much decoration put so high, where no one can see it? Modest decoration appears on the three-story base; but at the 13th floor and above, there’s a proliferation of terra cotta. Garlands, grotesques, medallions, dentil and egg-and-dart
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