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Blockhouse No. 1, colloquially known as The Blockhouse, is a small fort in the North Woods section of Central Park, Manhattan, New York City.Finished in 1814, the Blockhouse is the second-oldest structure in the park, after Cleopatra's Needle, and the oldest surviving structure originally built within the park site.
Fifth Avenue and 77th Street in New York City (winter 1905–1906) The house took up 250 feet on 77th Street and 77 feet on Fifth Avenue, more than any other Gilded Age mansion on Fifth opposite the park, with the exception of the Andrew Carnegie Mansion. [3] The Fifth Avenue frontage was large for a New York house, with three bays of granite.
Pages in category "Settlement houses in New York City" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
The Charles M. Schwab House (also called Riverside) was a 75-room mansion on Riverside Drive, between 73rd and 74th Streets, on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City. It was constructed for steel magnate Charles M. Schwab .
The Central Park West Historic District is a linear historic district including the stretch of Central Park West from 61st to 97th Streets. [1] When the Upper West Side–Central Park West Historic District was designated in 1990 as a local historic district its boundaries closely mirrored those of the 1982 Central Park West Historic District, except the local historic district encompasses ...
By late 1930, a contract for 3,770 short tons (3,370 long tons; 3,420 t) of structural steel had been awarded for the building's construction. [7] The developers field plans for Hampshire House in early 1931, [8] and the New York Title and Mortgage Company gave the builders a construction loan of $2.2 million in March 1931. [9]
Seen from just inside Central Park near 92nd Street. The El Dorado was completed around 1931 [54] or 1932. [55] Klosk continued to experience financial issues and, in June 1931, he defaulted on a mortgage worth $3.1 million. [56] Four months later, the New York City government scheduled a foreclosure auction for the El Dorado.
View of 9 East 71st Street Main entrance of the house. The Herbert N. Straus House is a large town house at 9 East 71st Street, just east of Fifth Avenue, on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City. The exterior was designed by Horace Trumbauer, [1] and completed in 1932. A roof extension was added in 1977. [2]