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1925 Oxford 280 Riverside Drive – Oxford may or may not be an accurate name for this building. 285 Riverside Drive, its twin, does not have a name. Longtime bellman had never heard of “Oxford” per MW.
Featured in Andrew Alpern’s book The New York Apartment Houses of Rosario Candela and James Carpenter page 296
NB 479-1925
West 100th Street, 327-337
15-sty bk apt; 85 fam, slag rf, 156×102
Cost:
$1,250,000
Owner:
Paterno Const. Co., Chas. V. Paterno, Pres, 100 E 42
Architect:
Rosario Candela, 200 W 72d [72nd]
Address in Real Estate Record:
100TH ST, 327-337 W
Located in Riverside – West End Historic District Extension II designated 23 June 2015
280 Riverside Drive “As long ago as the early 1920’s decade Dad (Charles Paterno) was an innovator for installing a Servel gas-fired kitchen refrigerator in each apartment at 280 and 285 Riverside Drive. This was a “first.” Heretofore the ice had to be delivered daily from an ice wagon which, like the milk wagon, characterized what in hindsight was the horse-and-buggy era.” Carlo Paterno in My Family page 47
Architect Rosario Candela; Builder Dr. Charles V. Paterno – Northeast corner 100th Street (Alpern Acanthus page 296)
280 Riverside Drive
Date: 1925-26
NB Number: NB 479-1925
Type: Apartment Building
Architect: Candela, Rosario
Developer/Owner/Builder: Charels V. Paterno
NYC Landmarks Designation: Historic District
Landmark Designation Report: Riverside Drive– West End Historic District Extension II
National Register Designation: N/A
Primary Style: Colonial Revival
Primary Facade: Brick, Stone, and Terra Cotta
Stories: Fifteen and basement
Window Type/Material: double windows at first and second stories paired with full surrounds with decorative terra-cotta spandrel panels and segmental-arched pediments alternating with paired windows with terra-cotta spandrel panels; one window with historic six-over-six sash at sixth story.
North Facade: Yellow brick, patched; windows replaced.
South Facade: Designed
East Facade: Yellow brick, patched, painted, repointed; windows replaced; wires; cables;
possibly historic window grille; pipes; fire escape; water tank
West Facade: Historic metal half-grilles; facade patched, repointed and painted; windows replaced; windows at eighth story reconfigured as picture windows, small window replaced with air conditioner; non-historic grilles at basement, some altered for air conditioners; light; cameras with conduits; service door replaced; doorbell; perforated vent Site: concrete sidewalk; stone curb
Significant Architectural Features: Chamfered corner; entrance surround with fluted pilasters, rosettes, cartouche with cornucopia, and segmental-arched pediment set within two-story fluted pilasters topped by a balconette; paneled reveal with cable molding; double windows at first and second stories paired with full surrounds with decorative terra-cotta spandrel panels and segmental-arched pediments alternating with paired windows with terra-cotta spandrel panels; terra-cotta cornice with denticulated molding and decorative frieze above third story; terra-cotta lintels at fourth story; double windows at 14th and 15th stories paired with full terra-cotta surrounds, decorative spandrels and tympana, and balustrades alternating with single windows with flared lintels (14th story) and lintel course incorporating decorative terra cotta lintels (15th story); one window with historic six-over-six sash at sixth story; stepped parapet with terra-cotta cartouches with swags, rosettes and caducei
Historic District: Riverside-West End Historic District Extension II
Alterations: Doorbell; postal release box; lights; historic half-grilles incorporated into nonhistoric full grilles; siamese hose connection; non-historic grilles at basement altered for air conditioners; one window at basement with bi-leaf panel; house number (source)
280 Riverside Drive (aka 327-337 West 100th Street)
Borough of Manhattan Tax Map Block 1889, Lot 1
Date: 1925-26 (NB 479-1925)
Architect/Builder: Rosario Candela
Original Owner: Charles V. Paterno
Type: Apartment building
Style: Colonial Revival
Stories: 15 and basement
Material(s): Brick; stone; terra cotta
Decorative Metal Work: Half grilles; balconette
Significant Architectural Features: Chamfered corner; entrance surround with fluted pilasters, rosettes, cartouche with cornucopia, and segmental-arched pediment set within two-story fluted pilasters topped by a balconette; paneled reveal with cable molding; double windows at first and second stories paired with full surrounds with decorative terra-cotta spandrel panels and segmental-arched pediments alternating with paired windows with terra-cotta spandrel panels; terra-cotta cornice with denticulated molding and decorative frieze above third story; terra-cotta lintels at fourth story; double windows at 14th and 15th stories paired with full terra-cotta surrounds, decorative spandrels and tympana, and balustrades alternating with single windows with flared lintels (14th story) and lintel course incorporating decorative terra cotta lintels (15th story); one window with historic six-over-six sash at sixth story; stepped parapet with terra-cotta cartouches with swags, rosettes and caducei
Alterations: Doorbell; postal release box; lights; historic half-grilles incorporated into nonhistoric full grilles; siamese hose connection; non-historic grilles at basement altered for air conditioners; one window at basement with bi-leaf panel; house number
Building Notes: Entrance on West 100th Street
Site Features: Non-historic metal fence and gate with barbed wire across service alley; grilles in mid-sidewalk
South Facade: Designed (historic, painted, patched, repointed)
Door(s): Replaced primary door
Windows: Mixed (upper stories); replaced (basement)
Security Grilles: Mixed (upper stories); mixed (basement)
Sidewalk Material(s): Concrete
Curb Material(s): Stone
East Facade: Not designed (historic) (partially visible)
Facade Notes: Yellow brick, patched, painted, repointed; windows replaced; wires; cables;
possibly historic window grille; pipes; fire escape; water tank
West Facade: Designed (historic)
Facade Notes: Similar to primary facade; historic metal half-grilles; facade patched, repointed and painted; windows replaced; windows at eighth story reconfigured as picture
windows, small window replaced with air conditioner; non-historic grilles at basement,
some altered for air conditioners; light; cameras with conduits; service door replaced;
doorbell; perforated vent Site: concrete sidewalk; stone curb
North Facade: Not designed (historic) (partially visible)
Facade Notes: Yellow brick, patched; windows replaced (source)
1925
479
$1,250,000.00
100TH ST, 327-337 W 15-sty bk apt; 85 fam, slag rf, 156˙102
OWNER / OWNER ADDRESS
(o) Paterno Const. Co., Chas. V. Paterno, Pres / (o) 100 E 42 COMMENTS
ARCHITECT / ARCHITECT ADDRESS
(a) Rosario Candela / (a) 200 W 72d [72nd] (source)
280 Riverside Drive building website 280rsd.com
280 Riverside Drive (aka 327-337 West 100th Street)
Borough of Manhattan Tax Map Block 1889, Lot 1
Date: 1925-26 (NB 479-1925)
Architect/Builder: Rosario Candela
Original Owner: Charles V. Paterno
Type: Apartment building
Style: Colonial Revival
Stories: 15 and basement
Material(s): Brick; stone; terra cotta
Decorative Metal Work: Half grilles; balconette
Significant Architectural Features: Chamfered corner; entrance surround with fluted pilasters, rosettes, cartouche with cornucopia, and segmental-arched pediment set within two-story fluted pilasters topped by a balconette; paneled reveal with cable molding; double windows at first and second stories paired with full surrounds with decorative terra-cotta spandrel panels and segmental-arched pediments alternating with paired windows with terra-cotta spandrel panels; terra-cotta cornice with denticulated molding and decorative frieze above third story; terra-cotta lintels at fourth story; double windows at 14th and 15th stories paired with full terra-cotta surrounds, decorative spandrels and tympana, and balustrades alternating with single windows with flared lintels (14th story) and lintel course incorporating decorative terra cotta lintels (15th story); one window with historic six-over-six sash at sixth story; stepped parapet with terra-cotta cartouches with swags, rosettes and caducei
Alterations: Doorbell; postal release box; lights; historic half-grilles incorporated into nonhistoric full grilles; siamese hose connection; non-historic grilles at basement altered for air conditioners; one window at basement with bi-leaf panel; house number
Building Notes: Entrance on West 100th Street
Site Features: Non-historic metal fence and gate with barbed wire across service alley; grilles in mid-sidewalk
South Facade: Designed (historic, painted, patched, repointed)
Door(s): Replaced primary door
Windows: Mixed (upper stories); replaced (basement)
Security Grilles: Mixed (upper stories); mixed (basement)
Sidewalk Material(s): Concrete
Curb Material(s): Stone
East Facade: Not designed (historic) (partially visible)
Facade Notes: Yellow brick, patched, painted, repointed; windows replaced; wires; cables;
possibly historic window grille; pipes; fire escape; water tank
West Facade: Designed (historic)
Facade Notes: Similar to primary facade; historic metal half-grilles; facade patched, repointed and painted; windows replaced; windows at eighth story reconfigured as picture windows, small window replaced with air conditioner; non-historic grilles at basement, some altered for air conditioners; light; cameras with conduits; service door replaced; doorbell; perforated vent Site: concrete sidewalk; stone curb
North Facade: Not designed (historic) (partially visible)
Facade Notes: Yellow brick, patched; windows replaced (source)
Daytonian in Manhattan: Rosario Candela’s 1926 280 Riverside Drive