331 Van Cortlandt Park Avenue

Also listed as 8 Hillside Drive

Park Hill West (c. 2006)

approx. p. 46

Two story, multiple bay, Medieval Revival style frame residence; rectangular plan; high random-rubble foundation; paired picture windows; random-rubble chimney; extensive alterations include enclosing of original porch with board-and-batten siding and installation of new windows.

Significance: Park Hill West (c. 2006), pp. 48-58, cites this as one of the few notable exceptions to the district's generally utilitarian post-World War I garages, illustrating a secondary structure given more attention to siting or design.

Feature: Garage; one story, stucco, two-car garage, hipped roof. The garage is located at the rear of the lot and identified as no. 8 Hillside Drive.

Park Hill (2002)

approx. pp. 703-705

2 1/2-story house with very high basement; rubblestone retaining wall; stucco siding; entrance at southeast corner; some steel casement windows and some windows with wood, multi-pane upper sash; rubblestone chimney; peak roof with dormers; quarter-round windows in gable ends. and second story extended on top of porch.

Alterations: Difficult to judge original configuration, but front porch enclosed

Park Hill (1984)

approx. pp. 28-29

This is a 2 1/2 story vernacular house with Colonial Revival influence, featuring a gable roof with dormers and one-bay entry porch.

Surveyor: Alina Rodescu ยท Builder: American Real Estate Company

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