Townhouses at 352 and 353 Riverside Dr.

Manhattan, United States

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A pair of nearly identical townhouses designed in 1899 by Robert D. Kohn, these Beaux-Arts residences stand on the Upper West Side of Manhattan along Riverside Drive. Originally commissioned by silk merchant Adolphe Openhym, who owned the southern house at number 352, the twin structures feature distinctive outwardly-bowed facades, rusticated first stories, and upper levels combining limestone and red brick. Each building is crowned with a copper cornice and mansard roof with dormers. Number 352 retains its original interiors, including leaded glass, wood paneling, pocket doors, coffered ceilings, and decorative moldings, while number 353 has been subdivided into cooperative apartments. The houses were incorporated into Woodstock College, a Jesuit seminary, by 1943 and sold off in 1977. Both are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.