360 Central Park West

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360 Central Park West
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Location Manhattan, New York City, New York Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Coordinates 40°47′30″N73°57′55″W / 40.791605°N 73.965199°W / 40.791605; -73.965199
Built1928 (1928)
Architect Rosario Candela
Architectural style Neo-Renaissance
Part of Central Park West Historic District (ID82001189 [1] )
Added to NRHPNovember 9, 1982 [1]

360 Central Park West is a 16-story apartment building on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City. Designed by Rosario Candela, it is a contributing property to the Central Park West Historic District.

History

In 1930 Prudence-Bonds Corporation issued $1.4 million (equivalent to $24,525,100in 2022) in Prudence Certificates covering the first mortgage by the Second Presbyterian Church and Vinross Realities Inc. [2] The church was demolished in 1928 to make way for the apartment building, which includes the congregation's present church. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Certificates Cover Church Realty". The New York Times. January 12, 1930. p. 51. ProQuest   99057804 . Retrieved September 5, 2009.
  3. Gray, Christopher (November 29, 1987). "95th Street Rowhouses; Central Park West Anomalies In a Landmark Battle's Vortex". The New York Times. Retrieved September 5, 2009.