288 West 92nd Street
Date: 1898-99
NB Number: NB 935-1898
Borough of Manhattan Tax Map Information: Block 1239, Lot 56
Type: Flats Building
Architect/Builder: Neville & Bagge
Original Owner: Emilio Vigna
NYC Landmarks Designation: Historic District
Landmark Designation Report: Riverside Drive– West End Historic District Extension II
National Register Designation: N/A
Primary Style: Renaissance Revival
Primary Facade: Brick, Stone, and Terra Cotta
Stories: 6 and basement
Historic District: Riverside-West End Historic District Extension II
Significant Architectural Features: Rusticated stone base, basement rough-faced ashlar; window at first story with voussoirs; windows at second and sixth stories with full surrounds, second story also has molded lintels; windows in outer bays at third and fourth stories with full surrounds featuring carved and fluted Ionic columns supporting entablatures, turned balustrades, carved brackets, and carved pediments; windows of inner bays with flared lintels decorated with swags and scrolled keystones; round-arched windows at fifth story with brick and terra-cotta lintels; stringcourse with carved frieze; bracketed lintel with dentils and swag-decorated frieze
Alterations: Entrance altered; non-historic lights; fixed, fabric awning; intercom and postal release box in reveal; stoop rails replaced; fire escape; cameras with conduits; sign; cellular phone antenna and equipment; pipes; lights; window at basement altered and replaced with louvered grille; window at first story altered to accommodate air conditioner
Building Notes: Originally built as flats, 288 West 92nd Street was a single-room occupancy building from the early 1940s to the early 1960s when it was reconverted into apartments (CO 31278-1945; CO 58415-1963). The original columned entrance portico and decorative balconies at the third story were probably removed in 1942 (ALT 684-1942).
Site Features: Non-historic metal fence
North Facade: Designed (historic, painted)
Stoop: Resurfaced
Porch(es): Removed
Door(s): Replaced primary door; non-historic grille at basement
Windows: Replaced (upper stories); replaced (basement)
Security Grilles: Not historic (upper stories)
Cornice: Historic
Sidewalk Material(s): Concrete
Curb Material(s): Stone
Areaway Wall/Fence Materials: Metal
Areaway Paving Material: Concrete
East Facade: Not designed (historic) (partially visible)
Facade Notes: Brick, repointed, replaced at roofline; segmental-arched windows, one replaced, one infilled; cellular phone antennas; bulkhead with skylight; pipes; chimney
(LandmarkWest.com)