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1905 Mount Cenis 54 Morningside Drive
– 50 Morningside Drive (Metropolis page 150)
– Dolkart page 344 lists Mont Cenis (spelling) at 54 Morningside Drive
In 1905-6 Charles and Joseph Paterno jointly constructed two corner and two inside apartment houses, covering the entire block front on Morningside Drive, from 115th to 116th street, namely: La Valaciennes, La Touraine, Mount Cenis, and Park Court, these structures being disposed of within six months of their completion. (Metropolis page 61)
1905
1521
$400,000.00
Morningside av, w s, 115th st to 116th st two 6-sty brk and stone apartment houses, 90.11˙80˙75
OWNER / OWNER ADDRESS
(o) Paterno Bros, Inc / (o) 557 W 183d [183rd] st COMMENTS
ARCHITECT / ARCHITECT ADDRESS
(a) Schwartz & Gross / (a) 35 W 21st st (source)
Living It Up (published 1984) page 236: MONT CENIS, 54 Morningside Drive: A well-maintained 6-story building with recessed fire escapes masked by masonry to give the effect of balconies. Schwartz & Gross were the architects. The building matches La Touraine. Mont Cenis (Monte Cenisio in Italian) is the historic pass over the Alps, traditionally the crossing point for Hannibal and his army. The Mont Cenis was the first tunnel through the Alps, opened in 1871. When the building was put up by the Paterno Construction Company, the Saint Gotthard, named after another Alpine pass, was down the street.
