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George S. Bowdoin Stable · 149 East 38th Street
George S. Bowdoin Stable
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[149 East 38th Street.]

Originally the George S. Bowdoin stable, now the Carriage House Center for the Arts.

1976

George S. Bowdoin Stable

[149 East 38th Street.]

Originally the George S. Bowdoin stable, now the Carriage House Center for the Arts.

IMAGE DATE1976
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George S. Bowdoin Stable, ca. 1976.

This charming Dutch Revival stable, designed by architect Ralph S. Townsend, was built in 1902 for William R.H. Martin, a real estate developer. Martin sold the building to George S. Bowdoin, a banker and partner of J.P. Morgan, in 1907.

After Bowdoin’s death in 1913, his daughter Edith Bowdoin took over the property. During Edith tenure, the downstairs level was converted to a garage, while the second story remained her living quarters until 1944. Since then, the building has had several private owners, with a brief period as a non-profit arts center, the Carriage House Center for the Arts.

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