New York, NY on South of Union Square

Knickerbocker Club

Street Scenes - 1900, Fifth Ave. S.E. Cor. 62nd St.

A mansion located at 807 5th Avenue, on the southeast corner of 5th Avenue and 62nd Street. According to inscripion, this is Schmidt residence.

IMAGE DATE1900

From

Museum of the City of New York

Josephine Schmidt Mansion ca. 1900

Though now replaced by the blue blooded Knickerbocker Club, this lot was once home to the Josephine Schmidt Mansion. Josephine's husband had been a successful brewer and she built this limestone chateau in 1899 following his death. However, it was not to last long for in 1909 she married the son of an Italian prince and moved to Europe. The Knickerbocker Club purchased the mansion in 1914 and tore it (and its neighbor) down to build their club house.

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