Cleburne Building

Cleburne Building
Alternative names	924 West End Avenue
General information
Type	Condominium
Architectural style	Arts and Crafts Movement
Address	West End Avenue and 105th Steet
Town or city	New York, NY
Country	United States
Construction started	1908
Completed	1913
Technical details
Structural system	Skyscraper
Design and construction
Architect	Harry Schiff

Cleburne Building (also known as 924 West End Avenue) is an apartment building located at West End Avenue and 105th Steet in Manhattan, New York City.

The Cleburne was completed in 1913 by real estate developer Harry Schiff on the site of the mansion of Mr. and Mrs. Isidor Straus who perished on the RMS Titanic^[1]. There is a memorial to Mr. and Mrs. Straus in nearby Straus Park.^[2]

The building, which is designed in the Arts and Crafts Movement style has a handsome porte-cochère.^[3]

Notable residents

• Madeleine L'Engle^[4]

• Estelle Parsons^[5]

References

1. ^ White, Norval, and Elliot Willensky. AIA Guide to New York City. New York: Crown, 2000. Print.
2. ^ Gray, Christopher (1998-08-23). "Straus Park, 106th Street and West End Avenue; A Restored Memorial to 2 Who Died on the Titanic". New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C03EEDE143DF930A1575BC0A96E958260. Retrieved 2009-09-05. 
3. ^ Gray, Christopher (2008-11-21). "Homage to the Humdrum". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/23/realestate/23stre.html. Retrieved 2009-09-05. 
4. ^ Ohrstrom, Lysandra (2008-03-07). "West End Home of A Wrinkle in Time Author Sells for $4 M.". New York Observer. http://www.observer.com/2008/west-end-avenue-home-late-childrens-author-madeleine-lengle-franklin-sold. Retrieved 2009-09-05. 
5. ^ Lian, Nancy (2002-12-08). [www.bloomingdale.org/Newsletters/dec-02.pdf "Celebrity Sightings"]. West 104th Street Block Association Newsletter. www.bloomingdale.org/Newsletters/dec-02.pdf. Retrieved 2010-05-07. 

Coordinates: 40°48′04″N 73°58′08″W / 40.801157°N 73.968909°W / 40.801157; -73.968909