Cleburne Building

Cooperative in NY, United States

Cleburne Building

Eastern end, on Broadway

Alternative names| 924 West End Avenue
General information
Type| Cooperative
Architectural style| Arts and Crafts Movement
Address| West End Avenue and 105th Street
Town or city| New York, NY
Country| United States
Construction started| 1912
Completed| 1913
Owner| Harry Schiff
Technical details
Structural system| Skyscraper
Floor count| 13
Design and construction
Architect(s)| Schwartz & Gross

Cleburne Building (also known as 924 West End Avenue) is an apartment building located at the northeast corner of West End Avenue and West 105th Street on the Upper West Side of 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[edit]

* Madeleine L'Engle[4]
* Estelle Parsons[5]
* Andy Borowitz[6]
* Norman Podhoretz and Midge Decter
* Charlie Smalls, composer of "The Wiz"

## References[edit]

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". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-09-05.
3. ^ Gray, Christopher (2008-11-21). "Homage to the Humdrum". New York Times. 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. Archived from the original on 2009-05-05. Retrieved 2009-09-05.
5. ^ Lian, Nancy (2002-12-08). "Celebrity Sightings" (PDF). West 104th Street Block Association Newsletter. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-01-06. Retrieved 2010-05-07.
6. ^ Dailey, Jessica (2012-10-25). "Borowitz Picks Up a Classic 7 for $2.635M". Curbed. Retrieved 2017-06-17.

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