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The Whitney Museum of American Art
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The Whitney Museum is now one of New York City's unparalleled art institutions. But it took a while to get there. Here's a brief history of the Whitney Museum

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48 West 54th Street

48-50 West 54th Street. Private school.
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The Dorset

West 54th Street near 6th Avenue. Hotel Dorset, detail small doorway.
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The Dorset

26-40 West 54th Street. The Dorset. Artist rendering
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The Dorset

Hotel Dorset, New York
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18 West 54th Street

Manhattan: 54th Street (West) - 5th Avenue 18 to 4 West 54th Street, south side, east from but not including Sixth, to but not including Fifth Aves., showing the 9-story (No. 10) and contiguous to it eastward, the 4-story (No. 4),Rockefeller residences. These two houses are to be demolished and the land will be used bv the Museum of Modern Art as a garden for the display of sculpture. It was presented to the Museum by Mr. and Mrs, John D. Rockefeller Jr. as a gift, shortly after the demise of the elder Rockefeller. No. 4, the 4-story residence which stands within an enclosed garden, was the residence of John D. Rockefeller Sr. It was built in 1865 and was bought by Mr. Rockefeller in 1895. The 9-story house, No. 10, is the residence of John D. Rockefeller Jr. and is one of the largest private homes in the city. It was built in 1912 at a cost of 200, 000 dollars. (For further information see the New York Times of June 18, 1937, page 1). December 28, 1936. P. L. Sperr.
The Dorset image

The Dorset

Hotel Dorset, New York
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28 West 54th Street

Manhattan: 54th Street (West) - 6th Avenue 28-38 West 54th Street, south side, east of Sixth Ave. About 1925.
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