Rugby Road-University Corner Historic District

39 University Cir

Wertenbaker Apartments; Miramount Apartments, Built 1916

BrickContributes to the historic character of the district

1916
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From the National Register nomination

Apartment building. Georgian Revival. Built 1916. Brick (stretcher bond); 3 stories; parapet roof; symmetrical 5-bay front; projecting 3-sided bays on either end; 3-story tetrastyle front portico with balconies. Broad wooden cornice; cast-stone jack arches at windows; wooden 2-story upper portion of portico rests on a first-floor base supported by brick piers; Roman Doric columns support balconies with Classical wooden balustrades. Originally known as the Wertenbaker, the Miramount's three-story wood and brick portico enlivens its facade while deemphasizing its large scale.

City historic survey