The Dorilton

The Dorilton is a luxury residential housing cooperative on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, New York City, built from 1900 to 1902.

Dorilton
The Dorilton 171 West 71st Street
Location171 W. 71st St., New York, New York
Coordinates40°46′41″N 73°58′54″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1900
ArchitectJanes & Leo
Architectural styleBeaux Arts
NRHP reference No.83001723[1]
NYCL No.0858
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 8, 1983
Designated NYCLSeptember 8, 1983

Architecture

The building was designed by Janes & Leo, the New York City-based architectural firm of Elisha Harris Janes and Richard Leopold Leo, for real estate developer Hamilton M. Weed. It is located at 171 West 71st Street, at Broadway.[2][3] The building is noted for its opulent Beaux-Arts style limestone and brick exterior, featuring monumental sculptures, richly balustraded balconies, and a three-story, copper and slate mansard roof.[4] The exterior masonry, decorative terra-cotta work and chimneys and roof were expertly restored in 1998 by the Walter B. Melvin architectural firm.[5][6]

Architecture historian Andrew Dolkart regarded the Dorilton as "the most flamboyant apartment house in New York," with its striking, "French-inspired" sculpted figures and an enormous iron gate "reminiscent of those that guard French palaces."[2] Architecture historian Francis Morrone considered it one of the city's great apartment buildings.[3] The building was designated a New York City landmark in 1974. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

  • Close-up of the elaborate facade
    Close-up of the elaborate facade
  • Main entrance
    Main entrance

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Dolkart, Andrew; Postal, Matthew A.; New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (2004). Guide to New York City Landmarks. Hoboken, N.J.: John Wiley & Sons. p. 139. ISBN 0-471-36900-4. OCLC 52695711.
  3. Morrone, Francis; Iska, James (2002). The Architectural Guidebook to New York City. Salt Lake City: Gibbs Smith. p. 268. ISBN 1-58685-211-6. OCLC 50002477.
  4. The Dorilton: photos and description
  5. "The Dorilton, 171 West 71st Street ", Walter B. Melvin Architects, LLC. Accessed December 10, 2015.
  6. Larry E. Gobrecht (August 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: The Dorilton". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved March 25, 2011. See also: "Accompanying six photos". Archived from the original on October 19, 2012.

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