River Mansion has had a storied life, starting as the residence of a wealthy Broadway actress, devolving into a rooming house, then the home of (minor) royalty, back to a rooming house, then as a music school and now restored as a residence. It is part of New York’s Riverside-West 105th Street Historic District, an enclave of just 30 five-story town houses sharing similar architecture.
The building (and its neighbor 322 W 106th Street) was completed in 1902, just four years after completion of Riverside Park.
For the fascinating story of the River Mansion’s occupants, read the Daytonian in Manhattan blog. And to get a better sense of the house’s neighbors, read The New York Times‘ account, “The Heist, the Getaway and the Sawed-Off Leg.”
River Mansion Vital Statistics
- Location: 337 Riverside Drive at W 106th Street
- Year completed: 1902
- Architect: Robert D. Kohn
- Floors: 5
- Style: Beaux Arts
- New York City Landmark: 1973
- National Register of Historic Places:
River Mansion Recommended Reading
- Wikipedia entry (Robert D. Kohn)
- NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission designation report Riverside-West 105th Street Historic District (pg. 9)
- The New York Times The Heist, the Getaway and the Sawed-Off Leg (August 26, 2007)
- Daytonian in Manhattan blog
- Emporis database