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2 East 70th Street
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2 East 70th Street ca. Designed by Rosario Candela and the firm Walker & Gillette, 2 East 70th Street stands on the site of the Blair Mansion, a marble home built by Carrere & Hastings that survived for less than a decade before being torn down. Candela styled 2 East 70th street to take after the mansion in order to complement the Frick collection across the street. The simple stone clad design and quoined corners intended to leave a classic yet elegant impression.
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Lenox Library
\[Lenox Library, 5th Ave. & 70th St., 1897.]
Lenox Library
\[Lenox Library, 5th Ave. & 70th St., 1901.]
2 East 70th Street
2 East 70th Street at 5th Avenue. C. Ledyard Blair Residence, general exterior.
2 East 70th Street
2 East 70th Street. Blair residence, detail of entrance.
881 Fifth Avenue
Fifth Avenue looking north from 69th Street, New York City, 1924.
885 Fifth Avenue
883 5th Avenue. Griswold residence.
2 East 70th Street
2 East 70th Street at the S.E. corner of 5th Avenue. Apartments, formerly C. Ledyard Blair residence, general view.
2 East 70th Street
2 East 70th Street at the S.E. corner of 5th Avenue. Apartments, formerly C. Ledyard Blair residence, detail, entrance.
880 Fifth Avenue
Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 69th Street (1)to (3) Fifth Avenue adjoining the Southeast corner at 69th Street, are the residences of Mrs. Ogden Mills and Daniel J, Leary, other views different angles. P.L.Speer. NO RCPRODIT:TCON. July 10, 1939.
1 East 69th Street
Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 69th Street View 1; Fifth Avenue north east corner 69th Street. October 17, 1939. View 2; South east corner of 69th Street, and Fifth Avenue. P.L.Speer. NO REPRODUCTIONS. July 10, 1939.
881 Fifth Avenue
Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 69th Street (1) Fifth Avenue adjoining the northeast corner at 29th Street, is the residence of Mrs. Mary Harriman. (2) Same, showing the Griswold and Jennings residences. (3) Fifth Avenue east side adjoining southeast corner at East 70th Street, looking, southwards are the Evelyn S. Griswold, Oliver G. Jennings, and Adolph Lewisohn residences. P.L.Spcer. NO ERiObU:TIONS July 10, 1939.
885 Fifth Avenue
Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 69th Street (1) Fifth Avenue adjoining the northeast corner at 29th Street, is the residence of Mrs. Mary Harriman. (2) Same, showing the Griswold and Jennings residences. (3) Fifth Avenue east side adjoining southeast corner at East 70th Street, looking, southwards are the Evelyn S. Griswold, Oliver G. Jennings, and Adolph Lewisohn residences. P.L.Spcer. NO ERiObU:TIONS July 10, 1939.
885 Fifth Avenue
Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 69th Street (1) Fifth Avenue adjoining the northeast corner at 29th Street, is the residence of Mrs. Mary Harriman. (2) Same, showing the Griswold and Jennings residences. (3) Fifth Avenue east side adjoining southeast corner at East 70th Street, looking, southwards are the Evelyn S. Griswold, Oliver G. Jennings, and Adolph Lewisohn residences. P.L.Spcer. NO ERiObU:TIONS July 10, 1939.
880 Fifth Avenue
880 5th Avenue. Copy of drawing of apartment building by G. L. Scheffler.
880 Fifth Avenue
880 5th Avenue and 69th Street, N.E. corner. Apartments, exterior.
880 Fifth Avenue
880 5th Avenue. General view of lobby.
880 Fifth Avenue
880 5th Avenue. Apartments, courtyard garden view through lobby window.
880 Fifth Avenue
880 5th Avenue. Apartments.
Lenox Library
Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 70th Street The Lenox Library, Fifth Avenue, east side, from 70th to 71st Streets. This library was founded by a wealthy and eccentric bibliophile and collector who, after arousing considerable public feeling by refusing to let the historian Prescott consult certain documents in his collection suddenly opened his library to the public and created a trust fund to assure its continuation after his death. The Lenox Library has combined with the Astor and Tilden foundations to form the New York Public Library, and will move into the new building, which is now under construction on the site of the Fifth Avenue reservoir, around 1910. Henry Clay Frick will build his mansion on this site, and in 1935 this mansion will be converted into a public art gallery. 1905\. August Loeffler, from P. L. Sperr Collection.
881 Fifth Avenue
Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 69th Street 5th Avenue, east side, at E. 69th Street, showing private dellings at both the N.E. and S.E. corners. These in order are (or were) the Adolph Lewisohn (No.881), the E.H. Harriman (No. 1 E. 69th Street), the Ogden Mills (No.877) and the Daniel J. Leary (No. 876) homes. The N.Y. Herald Tribune of Sunday, June 18, 1939 carries a photo and an article reporting the details of the proposed replacement with an apartment house of the Harriman and possibly the Lewisohn homes. Sir John Mactaggart, a Scottish builder purchased the former 5 years ago and is about to procede with plans for this site. View 2 shows only the Lewisohn and Harriman homes while No.3 features only the latter.
1 East 69th Street
Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 69th Street 5th Avenue, east side, at E. 69th Street, showing private dellings at both the N.E. and S.E. corners. These in order are (or were) the Adolph Lewisohn (No.881), the E.H. Harriman (No. 1 E. 69th Street), the Ogden Mills (No.877) and the Daniel J. Leary (No. 876) homes. The N.Y. Herald Tribune of Sunday, June 18, 1939 carries a photo and an article reporting the details of the proposed replacement with an apartment house of the Harriman and possibly the Lewisohn homes. Sir John Mactaggart, a Scottish builder purchased the former 5 years ago and is about to procede with plans for this site. View 2 shows only the Lewisohn and Harriman homes while No.3 features only the latter.
Lenox Library
Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 70th Street Fifth Avenue, e.s., from East 70th to 71st Street, showing the Lenox Library, erected 1875 by James Lenox. H. N. Tiemann photo May 1909 Neg. # 1301
Lenox Library
New York. Lenox Library. Primary subject: Currently Frick Collection
881 Fifth Avenue
Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 69th Street 5th Avenue, east side, at E. 69th Street, showing private dellings at both the N.E. and S.E. corners. These in order are (or were) the Adolph Lewisohn (No.881), the E.H. Harriman (No. 1 E. 69th Street), the Ogden Mills (No.877) and the Daniel J. Leary (No. 876) homes. The N.Y. Herald Tribune of Sunday, June 18, 1939 carries a photo and an article reporting the details of the proposed replacement with an apartment house of the Harriman and possibly the Lewisohn homes. Sir John Mactaggart, a Scottish builder purchased the former 5 years ago and is about to procede with plans for this site. View 2 shows only the Lewisohn and Harriman homes while No.3 features only the latter.
Lenox Library
Lenox Library, N.Y. City. Primary subject: Currently Frick Collection
880 Fifth Ave
Lenox Library
Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 70th Street Lenox Library, Fifth Avenue, East Side, from 70th to 71st Streets. Built in 1875 from funds donated by James Lenox, whose collection of books, manuscripts, missels (?),incunabula, etc., was made in this way available to the public, it stood until around 1912; when the library was consolidated with the Astor Library to form the New York Public Library. The building was then demolished, and the mansion of Henry Clay Frick erected on the site. The Tonnele' Co., Photographers. MAY BE REPRODUCED
3 E 69th Street
2 E 70th Street
1 East 69th Street
Manhattan: 69th Street (East) - 5th Avenue (1) East 69th Street, north side, east from Fifth Ave., showing the Harriman home, No. 1 East 69th Street, and a garage at its rear. East of the latter is the Marshall Field garden, occupying the sites of Nos. 3 to 7 inclusi4e. Upon same, will rise a new 12-story apartment house; one half of a twin unit project. July 21, 1937. P. L. Sperr. Neg ~ 113i (2) 1 A detail of same, showing the 3-story garage at the rear of No. 1. July 21. 1937. P. L. Sperr. (3) A view of the aforementioned Marshall Field garden and the rear of their residence, Nos. 4 to 8 East 70th Street. Upon this site will be erected two 12-story apartment houses; one to face onto 69th and the other onto 70th Street.
880 Fifth Ave
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