| 词条 | 520 West End Avenue |
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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 battleThe house was declared a New York City landmark in 1987.[3][4][5] See also
References1. ^1 2 {{cite book|last=Diamonstein-Spielvogel|first=Barbaralee|editor1-last=Vinchesi|editor1-first=Amy L.|title=The Landmarks of New York III|date=March 1998|publisher=Harry N. Abrams|location=New York|isbn=978-0-8109-3594-5|page=213}} {{coord|40|47|17.5|N|73|58|40.7|W|display=title|type:landmark_region:US-NY}}2. ^{{cite book|author=New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission|authorlink=New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission|title=Guide to New York City Landmarks|edition=3rd|year=2003|publisher=John Wiley & Sons, Inc.|location=Hoboken|isbn=0-471-36900-4|page=149}} 3. ^{{cite news | last = Dunlap | first = David W. | title = Panel Declares Landmark Site at Town House | work = New York Times | date = 1987-04-30 | url = https://www.nytimes.com/1987/04/30/nyregion/panel-declares-landmark-site-at-town-house.html | accessdate = 2009-09-05}} 4. ^{{cite news | last = Dunlap | first = David W. | title = Judge Overturns Landmark Status of Town House on Upper West Side | work = New York Times | date = 1988-06-15 | url = https://www.nytimes.com/1988/06/15/nyregion/judge-overturns-landmark-status-of-town-house-on-upper-west-side.html | accessdate = 2009-09-05}} 5. ^{{cite news | title = Town House Made A Landmark Again | work = New York Times | date = 1988-08-15 | url = https://www.nytimes.com/1988/08/15/nyregion/metro-datelines-town-house-made-a-landmark-again.html | accessdate = 2009-09-05}} 6 : Landmarks in Manhattan|Houses completed in 1892|West End Avenue|Romanesque Revival architecture in New York City|Upper West Side|Houses in Manhattan |
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