HOUSE TYPE 09 OF 26

Type I / I′

Stacked broad window bays give this three-part façade a stronger vertical emphasis than its close relative, Type G.

Architectural diagram of Type I A three-bay façade with a left-side entrance, broad central window groups on both floors and single windows at the right.
I Entrance left
Architectural diagram of Type I prime The mirrored three-bay façade with single windows on the left, stacked broad central window groups and an entrance at the right.
I′ Entrance right
Façade3 bays
Mirror versionI′
LPC-derived records37
Documented courtsHamilton, Harrison, Lincoln, Madison and Roosevelt

Form & composition

Stacked Vertical Rhythm

Type I resembles Type G at the first floor, with a side entrance, a broad window group and one single window. Its defining difference is upstairs: the paired, tripartite or projecting bay continues onto the second floor instead of giving way to three evenly spaced single windows.

Type I′ reverses the façade. The stacked larger openings give the house a stronger vertical window composition.

Identification guide

How to Recognize It

Look up. The broad window group continues onto the second floor rather than changing to three separate windows.

01Side entrance

The doorway occupies the outer bay of the façade.

02Broad lower opening

A large paired, tripartite or projecting window anchors the first floor.

03Stacked broad bay

A second large window group appears directly above the first.

04Aligned single windows

One upper single window aligns with the single window below.

Architectural character

The Difference Is Upstairs

The easiest way to distinguish Type I from Type G is to look up. In Type I, the broad bay or tripartite opening is stacked on both floors.

That repeated vertical emphasis gives the façade a denser, more architectural appearance.

Location detail

Documented Streets

Documented street references: 43rd, 44th, 45th, 47th, 48th and 49th Streets.