238 Madison Avenue (New York City, New York) | apartment building

USA / New Jersey / West New York / New York City, New York / Madison Avenue, 238
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5-story residential building completed in 1873 as a store-and-loft building. The stone facade is slightly recessed from the building line, and is three bays wide. The ground floor has a pair of storefronts around a central entrance. The 2nd floor has rounded, red canvas canopies over the windows, and the top floor has shallow round-arches above the windows, with black iron balconnettes in front of each window. The northern bay is projected very slightly forward of the other two. The facade is capped by a short stone cornice. The building was converted to apartments in 1939, with 14 units. The ground floor is occupied by Madison Bistro, and Piccolo Cafe.
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Coordinates:   40°44'59"N   73°58'54"W
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