520 West End Avenue

West facade

520 West End Avenue, also known as the John B. and Isabella Leech Residence, is a landmarked mansion on West End Avenue, on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.

The house, built as a single-family residence, was built in 1892 as the residence of Isabella and John B. Leech. Leech was a prosperous cotton broker. The architect was Clarence F. True. At the time the Leech residence was built, West End Avenue was lined with homes belonging to prosperous families.[1]

520 West End Avenue is a Romanesque Revival building, built of blocks of rusticated limestone on the first two floors with tan-colored Roman brick above. The detailing draws on Gothic Revival and Elizabethan Revival styles.[1] Built on a corner lot, it was one of the largest homes on a street of townhouses.[2] For a time it housed the Gordon-Winston School. It is now an apartment building.[1]

Development battle

The house was declared a New York City landmark in 1987.[3][4][5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Diamonstein-Spielvogel, Barbaralee (March 1998). Vinchesi, Amy L., ed. The Landmarks of New York III. New York: Harry N. Abrams. p. 213. ISBN 978-0-8109-3594-5.
  2. ↑ New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (2003). Guide to New York City Landmarks (3rd ed.). Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. p. 149. ISBN 0-471-36900-4.
  3. ↑ Dunlap, David W. (1987-04-30). "Panel Declares Landmark Site at Town House". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-09-05.
  4. ↑ Dunlap, David W. (1988-06-15). "Judge Overturns Landmark Status of Town House on Upper West Side". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-09-05.
  5. ↑ "Town House Made A Landmark Again". New York Times. 1988-08-15. Retrieved 2009-09-05.

Coordinates: 40°47′17.5″N 73°58′40.7″W / 40.788194°N 73.977972°W / 40.788194; -73.977972

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