Villard Houses, Historic buildings in New York City.
The Villard Houses are a group of six Italianate brownstone townhouses built for Henry Villard in 1884.
Henry Villard was a railroad promoter and financier who commissioned the construction of these houses.
The Villard Houses represent the Gilded Age of New York, a period of rapid economic growth and conspicuous consumption among the upper class.
Today, the Villard Houses are part of the Lotte New York Palace Hotel and are used for events and meetings.
Despite numerous changes in ownership and use, the exterior of the Villard Houses remains largely unchanged from its original design.
Location: Manhattan
Architect: McKim, Mead & White
Architectural style: Renaissance Revival architecture
Address: 29½ 50th Street, 24–26 East 51st Street, and 451–457 Madison Avenue,
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