240 Van Cortlandt Park Avenue

2 1/2-story house with stone first story and base and shingle above; projecting, L-shaped entrance porch at northwest corner with fluted Ionic columns and balustrade railing; porch roof with balustrade railing; entrance facade facing Lakeside Drive; entrance with iron-grille double doors; gabled wing facing Van Cortlandt Park Avenue; one-story rounded bay with leaded- and stained-glass transom; bay capped by balustrade; large round-arch window with leaded- and stained-glass fan between porch and bay; first-story loggia to south with fluted Ionic columns and balustrade; angled oriel with ornate sash and small round-arch window in gable; some novelty shingles in gable; on Lakeside Drive, above entrance, French doors flanked by sidelights with ornate sash; rounded bay with conical roof and finial at northeast corner of house; round-arch windows on first story of north facade elevation; windows with Gothic sash on second story; diamond-shaped novelty shingles above second story; hip roof with segmental-arch dormers with ornate cartouches, ornate sash, and diamond surrounds; cornice with cartouches; three-sided angled bay on east elevation and windows with Gothic ash; tall brick chimneys. Side lot to south (No. 246).

Alterations: Portion of entrance porch enclosed.

This is a 2 1/2 story Shingle Style house with a hip roof and cross gable, multiple arched dormers with segmental pediments, corner turret with conical roof, arched windows, bay windows with balustrades above first floor, oriel window, large porch section with casement glass, and Ionic columns.

Feature: Garage