The Ernesto G. Fabbri Residence

The Ernesto G. Fabbri residence designed by Haydel & Shepard c. 1900 at 11 East 62nd Street in New York City.  The residence was built as a wedding present by Margaret Vanderbilt Shepard for daughter Edith and husband Ernesto.  In 1916 the Fabbris moved to 7 East 95th Street.  Click HERE for more on the Fabbri residence and HERE to see it on google street view.  Photo from Architecture, 1900.

'Eagle Rock'

 'Eagle Rock', the Henry Clay Frick estate designed by Little & Browne c. 1904 in Prides Crossing, Massachusetts.  Frick was the founder of H.C. Frick & Company and later chairman of Carnegie Steel. The house was demolished c. 1969.

Photos from The Brickbuilder, 1908.

563 Park Avenue

563 Park Avenue designed by Walter B. Chambers c. 1909 at the corner of East 62nd Street in New York City.  Click HERE for a 1909 NYTimes article on the building and HERE to see 563 Park Avenue on google street view.

'The Breakers'

 'The Breakers', the Cornelius Vanderbilt II estate designed by Richard Morris Hunt c. 1893 in Newport, Rhode Island.  Vanderbilt was the eldest son of Commodore Vanderbilt's eldest son William Henry Vanderbilt.  C.V. II built 'The Breakers' on the site of Pierre Lorillard IV's residence of the same name which burned in 1892.  Following C.V. II's death in 1899 the house passed to his widow Alice Gwynne Vanderbilt and following her death in 1934 to their daughter Countess Gladys Szechenyi.  The Preservation Society of Newport County began leasing the house in 1948 and purchased it in 1972.  Click HERE for more on 'The Breakers'.  Click HERE to see the estate on google earth and HERE on bing.

Photos from Architectural Record, 1895.

The New York Orthopedic Dispensary and Hospital

 The New York Orthopedic Dispensary and Hospital designed by York & Sawyer c. 1915 on East 59th Street in New York City.  Founded in 1866 following the aftermath of the Civil War, the hospital was intended to help "in the treatment of crippled children and adults."  Click HERE and HERE for more on the New York Orthopedic Dispensary and Hospital.  The hospital was merged with Columbia Presbyterian in the 1950s and the building was later demolished.

Photos from The Brickbuilder, 1916.

'Georgian Court'

 'Georgian Court', the George Jay Gould estate designed by Bruce Price c. 1898 in Lakewood, New Jersey.  Gould was the railroad tycoon Jay Gould's eldest son who himself was involved with the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad and the Western Pacific Railroad.  Following Gould's death the estate became Georgian Court University, click HERE for more.  Click HERE to see 'Georgian Court' on google earth and HERE on bing.

Photos from The Brickbuilder, 1900.

The Delmonico Building

The Delmonico Building designed by James Brown Lord c. 1896 at Fifth Avenue and 44th Street in New York City.  Built for Charles C. Delmonico, the building housed a restaurant and banquet hall and was the largest of all of the Delmonico establishments.  The restaurant closed in 1923 and the building was demolished in 1925.  Photo from The Brickbuilder, 1899.

The Morgan Library

 The Morgan Library built for J. Pierpont Morgan and designed by Charles F. McKim of McKim, Mead & White c. 1906 at 225 Madison Avenue in New York City. Originally built to house Morgan's personal library, the building was also the site of many of his business dealings.  J.P. Morgan Jr. opened the library to the public in 1924.  Click HERE for more on the Morgan Library and HERE to see the building, which has since been expanded by Renzo Piano, on google street view.
  

Photos from The Brickbuilder, 1910.

The William A. Clark Residence

 The William Andrews Clark residence designed by Lord, Hewlett & Hull and Kenneth Murchison c. 1905 at 952 Fifth Avenue at East 77th Street in New York City.  Clark made his fortune in copper mining and served as United States Senator from Montana.  This was the childhood home of Clark's youngest daughter, Huguette M. Clark.  The house was sold in 1927, two years after Clark's death, and the residence was demolished to make way for the apartment house at 960 Fifth Avenue.  Click HERE for Christopher Gray's Streetscapes article on the residence.

Photos from Architecture, 1907.

The H.B. Hollins Residence

The Harry Bowly Hollins residence designed by Stanford White of McKim, Mead & White c. 1899 at 12 West 56th Street in New York City.  Hollins was founder of the stock brokerage firm of H.B. Hollins & Co. and a close associate of J.P. Morgan.  Click HERE for the Landmarks Commission's designation report and HERE to see the Hollins residence, which is now the Consulate General of Argentina, on google street view.  Photo from Architecture, 1901.

Temple B'nai Jeshurun

 Temple B'nai Jeshurun designed by Walter S. Schneider and Henry B. Herts c. 1919 at 257 West 88th Street in New York City.  The temple was founded in 1825 making it the second synagauge founded in New York and the third oldest Ashkenazi synagogue in the country.  Click HERE for more on Temple B'nai Jeshurun and HERE to see it on google street view.  Click HERE for a Christopher Gray Streetscapes article on the temple.

Photos from Architecture, 1920.

The Frank W. Woolworth Residence

 The Frank Winfield Woolworth residence designed by C.P.H. Gilbert c. 1900 at Fifth Avenue and East 80th Street in New York City.  The house was torn down in 1926 to make way for the apartment house at 990 Fifth Avenue.  Click HERE for more on Woolworth's Long Island estate 'Winfield Hall' and HERE for more on the Woolworth Building.

Photos from Architecture, 1901.

The Robert A. Chesebrough Residence

 The Robert A. Chesebrough residence designed by Albert Joseph Bodker c. 1912 at the corner of Madison Avenue and East 71st Street in New York City.  Chesebrough was a chemist and inventor of petroleum jelly which he sold as Vaseline.  The lower two floors have been converted to commercial use but click HERE to see the Chesebrough residence on google street view.  Click HERE for a Christopher Gray Streetscapes article on East 71st Street.

Photos from Architecture, 1912.