List of properties (Central Park West Historic District)

This is a list of all properties contained within the boundaries of the federal government designated Central Park West Historic District in Manhattan, New York City, U.S.A. The list includes 59 contributing properties and one non-contributing property at 80 Central Park West. This list does not include all of the contributing properties to the similar Upper West Side/Central Park West local historic district. The list is sortable by any of the categories of information it contains. Of the 59 contributing properties, at least one has been demolished.

The list contains information on each structure including, its common name. If the building doesn't have a general common name that can be attributed to a reliable source then the address is substituted. The address is listed for each structure because it provides a general reference point to navigate the structures of the historic district. The list's default sort orders the properties as they are on the street, from low numbered blocks (e.g. 15 Central Park West) to high numbered blocks (e.g. 336 Central Park West). Properties with addresses on streets other than Central Park West also follow this order and are in place on the list as they would appear if the historic district were walked through. Linked information on each building's major architectural themes is also listed. Following the date of construction the architect or architects names are listed. Any pertinent remarks are listed in the last section.

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Contributing properties

These properties are contributing properties to the Central Park West Historic District. In general this means that they add to the historic character of the historic district.

Building name   Address   Architecture    Built   Architect(s)    Remarks  
Mayflower Hotel 15 Central Park West Neo-Renaissance 1926 Emery Roth Demolished in 2004.[1][2]
The Century[3] 25 Central Park West Art Deco 1931 Irwin S. Chanin At 30 floors, one of three buildings tied for the title of the district's tallest.[4]
Ethical Culture School 33 Central Park West Classical Revival 1902 John Mervin Carrère and Thomas Hastings
Ethical Culture Meeting House[5] 2 West 64th Street Art Nouveau 1910 Robert D. Kohn
Harperly Hall 41 Central Park West Neo-Renaissance 1910 Henry W. Wilkinson
The Prasada 50 Central Park West Second Empire 1907 Charles W. Romeyn and Henry R. Wynne
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church 1 West 65th Street Gothic Revival 1903
Ghostbusters Building 55 Central Park West Art Deco 1929 Simon Schwartz & Arthur Gross Informally known as "Ghostbusters Building" since 1984 movie was filmed there.[6]
65 Central Park West 65 Central Park West Neo-Renaissance 1926 Emery Roth
70 Central Park West 70 Central Park West Neo-Renaissance 1916 Charles A. Rich & Frederick Mathesius
75 Central Park West 75 Central Park West Neo-Renaissance 1928 Rosario Candela
Second Church of Christ, Scientist (New York, New York) 10 West 68th Street Classical Revival 1898 Frederick R. Comstock
The Brentmore 88 Central Park West Beaux-Arts 1909 Simon Schwartz & Arthur Gross
91 Central Park West 91 Central Park West Neo-Renaissance 1928 Simon Schwartz & Arthur Gross
Congregation Shearith Israel Parsonage 99 Central Park West Classical Revival 1897 Arnold William Brunner and Thomas Tryon
Congregation Shearith Israel[7] 8 West 70th Street Classical Revival 1897 Arnold William Brunner and Thomas Tryon Also known as the Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue.
101 Central Park West 101 Central Park West Neo-Renaissance 1929 Simon Schwartz & Arthur Gross
The Majestic[7] 115 Central Park West Art Deco 1930 Irwin S. Chanin At 30 floors, one of three buildings tied for the title of the district's tallest.[4]
The Dakota[7] 1 West 72nd Street German Renaissance 1884 Henry J. Hardenbergh Some sources indicate this was the first luxury apartment building in New York City.[4] National Historic Landmark.[8]
The Langham 135 Central Park West Second Empire 1905 Charles W. Clinton & William Hamilton Russell
The San Remo[9] 145-146 Central Park West Classical Revival 1930 Emery Roth Prominent, two-towered, 27-story building.[4]
The Kenilworth 151 Central Park West Second Empire 1908 Townsend, Steinle and Haskell
Fourth Universalist Society of New York 4 West 76th Street Gothic Revival 1898 William A. Potter Originally known as the Church of Divine Paternity.[4]
New York Historical Society[9] 170 Central Park West Classical Revival 1908 and 1938 Edward York & Philip Sawyer, and Walker & Gillette
American Museum of Natural History[10] 79th Street at Central Park West Gothic Revival and Romanesque Revival 1877 and 1900 Calvert Vaux & J. Wrey Mould and J.C. Cady and Co. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 26, 1976.[11]
The Beresford[12] 211 Central Park West Classical Revival 1929 Emery Roth
The Alden 225 Central Park West Neo-Renaissance 1926 Rosario Candela
227 Central Park West 227 Central Park West Queen Anne 1888 Thomas & Wilson
The Bolivar 230 Central Park West Neo-Renaissance 1926
239 Central Park West 239 Central Park West Neo-Renaissance 1925 Henry M. Sugarman & Berger
241 Central Park West 241 Central Park West Art Deco 1930 Simon Schwartz & Arthur Gross
Flemish Renaissance Revival townhouses 247, 248 and 249 Central Park West Neo-Renaissance 1887 Edward Angell Three townhouses.
Rossleigh Court 251 Central Park West Beaux-Arts 1906 Mulliken and Moeller
Orwell House 257 Central Park West Beaux-Arts 1905
The White House 262 Central Park West Neo-Renaissance 1928 Henry M. Sugarman & Berger
271 Central Park West 271 Central Park West Neo-Renaissance 1912 Simon Schwartz & Arthur Gross
275 Central Park West 275 Central Park West Neo-Renaissance 1930 Emery Roth
Walden School 1 West 88th Street Classical Revival 1904 Louis Korn Demolished c. 1988; replaced by 280 Central Park West
The St. Urban 285 Central Park West Second Empire 1904 Robert T. Lyons
1 West 89th Street 1 West 89th Street Queen Anne 1899 Clarence True
293 Central Park West 293 Central Park West Italianate 1899 Neville & Bagge
295 Central Park West 295 Central Park West Art Moderne 1940 Emery Roth
The Eldorado[12] 300 Central Park West Art Deco 1931 Margon & Holder At 30 floors, one of three buildings tied for the title of the district's tallest.[4]
The Brookford 315 Central Park West Neo-Renaissance 1911 Simon Schwartz & Arthur Gross
The Ardsley 320 Central Park West Art Deco 1931 Emery Roth
322 Central Park West 322 Central Park West Neo-Renaissance and Gothic Revival 1925 George Blum and Edward Blum
325 Central Park West 325 Central Park West Neo-Renaissance 1899 George F. Pelham
327 Central Park West 327 Central Park West Neo-Renaissance 1928 Nathan Korn
The Turin 333 Central Park West Neo-Renaissance 1909 Robert J. Bodker
336 Central Park West 336 Central Park West Art Deco and Egyptian Revival[4] 1929 Simon Schwartz & Arthur Gross Undulating terra-cotta cornices at the top of the building and the water tower suggest Egyptian influences.[4]
350 Central Park West 350 Central Park West Neo-Renaissance 1928 Jacob M. Felson
Romanesque Revival townhouses 352, 353, 354, and 355 Central Park West, and 1 West 95th Street Romanesque Revival 1892 G.A. Schellenger Five townhouses; 3 (352 and 353 Central Park West and 1 West 95th Street) were demolished c.1992 and replaced by 353 Central Park West, a 19-story building
360 Central Park West 360 Central Park West Neo-Renaissance 1928 Rosario Candela
First Church of Christ, Scientist (New York, New York)[13] 1 West 96th Street Beaux-Arts 1903 John Mervin Carrère and Thomas Hastings

Non-contributing properties

Building name   Address   Architecture    Built   Architect(s)    Remarks  
80 Central Park West 80 Central Park West 1965

Notes

  1. ^ Pristin, Terry. "Fewer rooms at the inn," New York Times, 19 October 2005. Retrieved 3 April 2007.
  2. ^ See also: 15 Central Park West
  3. ^ Brockmann, Jorg et al. (2002). One Thousand New York Buildings, p. 337. at Google Books
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h Central Park West Historic District, (Java), National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form, New York's State and National Registers of Historic Places Document Imaging Project [1], New York State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2 April 2007.
  5. ^ Brockmann, p. 339. at Google Books
  6. ^ Gaines, Steven. "One Apartment, 75 Years," New York Magazine, 7 November 2005. Retrieved 31 March 2007.
  7. ^ a b c Brockmann, pp. 342-343. at Google Books
  8. ^ "The Dakota, NHL Database, National Historic Landmarks Program. Retrieved 3 April 2007.
  9. ^ a b Brockmann, pp. 344-345. at Google Books
  10. ^ Brockmann, pp. 346-347. at Google Books
  11. ^ NRIS Database, National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service. Retrieved 2 April 2007.
  12. ^ a b Brockmann, p. 354. at Google Books
  13. ^ Brockmann, p. 356. at Google Books

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