416 West 20th Street

> Per the Landmark Preservation Commission Designation Report of1970; Nos. > 406-418, a handsome row of Greek Revival houses, wasbuilt in 1839-40 for Don Alonzo Cushman and is known locally asCushman Row". > It is one of the most splendid and best preserveduniform rows of town houses in New York City. > Simpler, but as carefullydesigned, it nonetheless ranks with the row of the northeast corner ofWashington Square. > See pp.9-10 of the Chelsea Historic DistrictDesignation Report:http:// www/nyc.gov/html/lpc/downloads/pdf/reports/CHELSEA_HISTORIC_DISTRICT.pdfWest 20th Street between Ninth and Tenth Avenues, known as the Seminaryblock was rated #3 in all of New York City in Time Out's 2006 article onthe City's best residential blocks. > It is considered the best of the twoSeminary blocks and the finest location in Chelsea.No. > 416 is the best preserved of the seven houses and retains all its distinctfeatures including the 10' front garden enriched with cast iron cadelabrum-type newel posts, an amalgan of Greek motifs crowned with pineapples.richly wrought iron hand railings on the stoop and yard railings witha Greek fret pattery at the base, palmettoes as crestings and panels of lyre-shaped pattern flanking the gateway's, a design also unsed at the northeastcorner of Washington Square. > The attic windows, set in a wide fascia boardornamented with dentils and bead and reel moldings, are encircled with laurelwreaths. > The six-over-six windows, molded lintels, well-proportionedentalatyres on Doric pilasters over the doors, the transom above the doors,and the one-paneled door trimmed with egg and dart and bead and reelmoldings, are also typical of the best elements to be found in the GreekRevival style.