Construction abrupty stopped in 1904. George Boldt, the owner of the Waldorf-Astoria, commissioned it for his wife, but when she died, he stopped it. It was restored in 1977.
Posted on 07/23/2025 3:46:28 AM PDT by C19fan
A wonderfully preserved Gilded Age mansion is poised to hit the market for $13.9 million as the glamorous homes from that period of time are back in the spotlight.
The grand 19th-century limestone residence is at 57 E. 74th St., between Park and Madison avenues. It’s one of seven on the historic block designed by noted architects Buchman and Deisler.
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Thank you.
Lovely home.
The first thing I noticed, however, is every door and window has bars you delay the rampaging “Youths” and the ever present crack heads.
Welcome to 2025 NYC.
Shame the home isn’t located somewhere you can walk outside safely.
One that unfortunately is working very well.
Sadly, a good many NY’ers will happily vote for the guy.
I guess that will collapse NYC.
The decor is sad isn’t it? It would look better totally empty.
And created mobility, energy etc.
I believe it was Rockefeller who brought the price of lamp oil from $5.00 a gallon to Pennie’s and lit up the countryside.
Instead of shipping it in small containers he made tanker rail cars and shipped in bulk across the entire country.
Yes, he became outrageously rich but he improved the lives of literally every American.
>> I enjoy going to Gilded Age mansions in period clothing.
Clapping madly! What a great thing to do.
Society was being phased out in favor of the planned re-organization of human lives for optimal production. Monopolism and government schooling are two facets of this.
Society was being phased out in favor of the planned re-organization of human lives for optimal production. Monopolism and government schooling are two facets of this.
Society was being phased out in favor of the planned re-organization of human lives for optimal production. Monopolism and government schooling are two facets of this.
Indeed. The Gilded Age (1865-1917--named from the title of a Mark Twain novel) saw the US gain 12 states and expand to include the Philippines, Guam, Puerto Rico and Hawaii. Those years also saw the development of transcontinental railroads, cars, airplanes, telephones and radios.
I found our next house.
“the decadent era”?
I guess they must mean the era that caused the economy and innovation to EXPLODE in America?
I bristle when I hear terms like “decadent era”, “robber barons”, etc. Smart brave men made tons of money, and I’m OK with that; look what they gave us.
Zohan Mamdani could fit at least 10 families in that house.
Slava stroiteliam kommunizma!
The novelty here is that this survives in NYC. These gems exist all over the country. When time permits, it’s always fun to visit the historic homes, historic districts, and museum houses in smaller cities and towns, and in rural areas.
The Guilded Age was not a period of decadence. It was a brief moment in which the new fortunes of the industrial revolution opened the door for new classes to build the kind of baronial estates that had previously been reserved for a tiny aristocratic elite. The great Victorian piles actually represent a democratization of wealth and privilege.
Transportation was still slow enough that people built great residences with a fixity of place that is now long gone. Guests often stayed for much longer periods than now. Live-in help was still common. And the tax structure did not force hiding wealth.
Our most recent discovery was the historic districts in Parkersburg, WV. We have zipped through Parkersburg innumerable times over the years, always making tracks on long road trips. We finally stopped to check Blennerhasset off our bucket list. Blennerhasset is a reconstruction, but since it requires a ferry boat ride, it burns enough time that we stayed overnight and explored the historic district the next morning. Amazing homes, as seen only from the outside. We are thinking of going back for the Christmas house tour. Architecturally, an elegant NYC brownstone is outclassed. The same is true of many great Victorians around the country.
Hey....not bad!
For a little less than the price of some of the nicer pent houses, in NYC, you can have all of that space!
The refurb, maintenance/upkeep might be a bit of a beeeeotch, though.
If you want to horror decor of a gilded age mansion look no further than Epstein
9 East 71st St. Photos at habitually chic website
I recently watched killers of the flower moon. Too long. Seemed like vanity project funded by Apple TV . But it did bring forward a time in history that very few probably know about . Indians had their own gilded age when oil was found on their land. They were rich ...whites were poor and their servants . The precursor to the FBI investigated all the murders done to get their money
truly uninteresting furniture and no interesting collections
The home of a nobody
It’s really lovely.
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