Cleburne Building
Apartment building in Manhattan, New York
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The 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.
Alternative names924 West End Avenue
TypeCooperative
Architectural styleArts and Crafts Movement
LocationWest End Avenue and 105th Street, New York, NY, United States
| Cleburne Building | |
|---|---|
Eastern end, on Broadway | |
 Interactive map of the Cleburne Building area | |
| Alternative names | 924 West End Avenue |
| General information | |
| Type | Cooperative |
| Architectural style | Arts and Crafts Movement |
| Location | West End Avenue and 105th Street, New York, NY, United States |
| Coordinates | 40.8011°N 73.9688°W |
| Construction started | 1912 |
| Completed | 1913 |
| Owner | Harry Schiff |
| Technical details | |
| Structural system | Skyscraper |
| Floor count | 13 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architects | Schwartz & Gross |
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]
- Andy Borowitz[6]
- Norman Podhoretz and Midge Decter
- Charlie Smalls, composer of "The Wiz"