Dallieu – what’s left of it – is a wonderful example of texture in architecture, designed by New York masters George and Edward Blum. The New York Times’ Christopher Gray called it, “one of the great apartment buildings of the West Side.”
Sadly, the building lost its balconies, parapet and original windows and entrance doors, which added to Dallieu’s character. And in places the owners replaced the original roman brick with common brick – mismatched in both color and shape. Still, the remaining terra cotta bands and roman brick are beautiful, often described as “woven” or “textile” in appearance.
Dallieu Vital Statistics
- Location: 838 West End Avenue at W 101st Street
- Year completed: 1913
- Architect: George & Edward Blum
- Floors: 13
- Style: Art Nouveau
Dallieu Recommended Reading
- The New York Times Streetscapes | West End Avenue | A Preservation Handbook in a Few Short Blocks (June 24, 2007)
- The New York Times Streetscapes | West End Avenue | Homage to the Humdrum (November 21, 2008)
- The New York Times Streetscapes/The Blum Apartment Houses; Deft, Nonconformist Touches, Many Since Vanished (October 17, 1993)
- The New York Times Streetscapes | George and Edward Blum | Crowning Achievements for Two Brother-Architects (March 2, 2008)
- WEST END AVENUE SURVEY | A PROPOSAL FOR HISTORIC DISTRICT DESIGNATION (February, 2009)(pg. 223)
- Emporis database