{"nrhp_refnum":"05000944","name":"Townhouses at 352 and 353 Riverside Dr.","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"352 and 353 Riverside Dr.","address_restricted":false,"city":"New York","county":"Manhattan","state":"NY","lat":40.80320153500003,"lon":-73.96913076799996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2005-09-01","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Community Planning and Development"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A pair of virtually identical Beaux-Arts brick and limestone townhouses at 352 and 353 Riverside Drive, between West 107th and 108th Streets on Manhattan's Upper West Side, built in 1899-1900 and designed by Robert D. Kohn.","why_significant":"The houses are significant under Criterion A as examples of the first wave of development on Riverside Drive, when the area became a prestigious residential community. Under Criterion C they are exceptionally fine examples of French-inspired Beaux-Arts design and a notable residential work by architect Robert D. Kohn. They are among a small number of large single-family homes still standing on the Drive.","narrative":"Two matching townhouses at 352 and 353 Riverside Drive face the Hudson River side of Manhattan's Upper West Side. Built in 1899-1900 to designs by architect Robert D. Kohn, they are faced in rusticated limestone and red brick, with bowed fronts, deeply recessed entrances, carved cartouches, wrought-iron balconies and copper-trimmed mansard roofs with dormers. Inside No. 352, the entrance hall, curved stair, billiard room, parlor and oak-paneled dining room retain fine woodwork, plaster, and leaded glass in a mix of historical styles. No. 353 was converted to ten apartments in 1935 but keeps its original exterior. The pair was listed for two reasons: they represent the early transformation of Riverside Drive from open land into a wealthy residential neighborhood, and they are among the grandest examples of Beaux-Arts townhouse design on the Upper West Side. They are also among the few large single-family homes still standing on the Drive.","period_of_significance":"1899-1900","architect_builder":"Kohn, Robert D.","architectural_style":"Late 19th & Early 20th Century Revival: Beaux-Arts","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"No. 352 survives almost entirely intact inside and out; No. 353 was converted to ten apartments in 1935 and keeps its exterior integrity. Current use is single and multiple dwelling.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:53.527498-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/05000944.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/05000944/0300849494-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/05000944/0300849494-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Americasroof","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Townhouses-352-353-riverside.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Americasroof</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Townhouses-352-353-riverside.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75319991","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/352_and_353_Riverside_Drive","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q137220423"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/manhattan/townhouses-at-352-and-353-riverside-dr-05000944/"}