Rowhouses at 322–344 East 69th Street
Rowhouses at 322–344 East 69th Street | |
Location | Upper East Side, Manhattan, NY |
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Coordinates | 40°45′58″N 73°57′31″W / 40.76611°N 73.95861°W |
Built | 1879–80[1] |
Architect | Jacob Valentine, William Smith[1] |
Architectural style | Neo-Grec, Italianate |
NRHP reference No. | 84002793 |
Added to NRHP | September 7, 1984 |
The 12 rowhouses at 322–344 East 69th Street are located on the south side of that street between
structures built around 1879, in two sets designed by different architects.Together they constitute one of few remaining areas of low-rise
Buildings
The houses are three-story brownstones, some of which have been painted. Their raised rusticated basements all have segmental-arched windows and stoops leading to the main entrance. The stoops lead to double-doored main entrances flanked by narrow parlor windows. At the flat rooflines are galvanized iron cornices with dentils and angular brackets.[1]
There are distinctions between the western six houses (Nos. 322–332) and the eastern six (334–344), built after the first two, primarily in the door and window enframements. The main entrances of the former group have slab lintels on stylized brackets with the flanking windows having simple lip lintels and sills on corbels similar to the entrance brackets. The upper windows have sills on simpler corbels.[1]
The eastern houses have more elaborate enframements. Their main entrances are enframed with deep lintels on angular brackets. The windows are fully enframed and have more complex lintels. There have been no major changes to any of these houses.[1] Some of the dwellings have fireplaces.[2]
At 328 East 69th, in the western row, there was the only significant addition or structural alteration to any of the houses when a garage was cut into the basement. Other houses have had doors or windows replaced. All the original cast iron railings have been removed and replaced.[1]
The row is in the central portion of the block, with more extensively modified rowhouses on either side leading to high-rises that anchor the block at the intersections. At the east end is the
On the north side of the street are higher, more modern apartment buildings. The area as a whole is high-density urban
History
The
At that time most were built in the
The buildings in the western half, Nos. 322–332, were built first. Architect Jacob Valentine designed them for builder James E. Ray in 1879. Among the many Neo-Grec rowhouses Valentine built in the area at the time, there are few survivors other than these. Ray hired William J. Smith for the eastern buildings, begun later in 1879 and completed the following year.[1]
There have been few changes to the exteriors of the buildings. The original
The buildings have had huge price appreciation in the last few decades. For example, building 342 was valued at $1.1 million in 1990;[2] in 2004 it was valued at $2.9 million;[4] by December 2010, it was valued at $4.7 million.[3][5]
See also
Other groups of historic houses on the Upper East Side:
- East 73rd Street Historic District
- East 78th Street Houses
- East 80th Street Houses
- Houses at 208-218 East 78th Street
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Hesch, Merrill (February 1984). "National Register of Historic Places nomination, Rowhouses at 322-344 East 69th Street". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved November 12, 2010.
- ^ a b "Just sold". Nov 5, 1990. Retrieved 2010-12-17.
Upper East Side ... Townhouse $1,132,500, 342 East 69th Street, 4-story 1877 (row house) two duplex apartments each with 2 bedrooms, 2 or more baths, fireplace. Taxes $9,400
- ^ a b "342 E 69th St, New York, NY 10021". Zillow. Dec 17, 2010. Retrieved 2010-12-17.
$4,695,000 s.f. 3,024, built 1899 ... The renovation maintained the integrity of the late 19th Century four story house while installing all of the modern conveniences you would require. All of the windows, plumbing, electric, roof, floor boards, heating and cooling systems have been replaced. ... Lenox Hill
- ^ "324 E 69th St, New York, NY - compare properties". trulia. Mar 29, 2004. Retrieved 2010-12-17.
324 E 69th St, New York, NY, sold at $2,895,000, Mar 29, 2004... 3,040 sqft, 1,289 sqft
- ^ "324 E 69th St, New York, NY 10021". Zillow. Dec 17, 2010. Retrieved 2010-12-17.
$4,897,500