Mrs. William B. Astor House, Fifth Avenue mansion in Upper East Side, Manhattan, United States
The mansion stood at 840-841 Fifth Avenue, featuring early French Renaissance architecture with designs inspired by the Château de Blois in France.
Completed in 1896, the double mansion housed Caroline Schermerhorn Astor in the northern section and her son John Jacob Astor IV in the southern part.
The mansion contained a four-story ballroom that functioned as an art gallery and could accommodate 1,200 guests for social gatherings.
The building included multiple floors with dedicated spaces for bedrooms, guest suites, servants quarters, and formal reception areas for entertaining.
The dining room featured black marble walls, hunting scene tapestries, polar bear rugs, and a large crystal chandelier.
Location: Manhattan
GPS coordinates: 40.76810,-73.97020
Latest update: May 27, 2025 09:48
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