William Salomon house

The William Salomon House is a marble mansion built in 1906 on Fifth Avenue, occupying three consolidated plots near Central Park. Its interior contained a substantial art collection including Italian old masters paintings, Louis XVI furniture, and a tapestry originally created for Marie Antoinette.

William Salomon, founder of an international banking firm, acquired a property in 1900 and invested substantially to create this mansion. The residence was later dissolved and its contents sold at one of the largest auctions of that period.

The residence served as a gathering place for musical performances among Manhattan's wealthy circles during the early 1900s. It reflected the taste and collecting passion of New York's affluent families of that era.

The estate stood in an exclusive neighborhood alongside other wealthy residences and was easily accessible by public transportation. Its Fifth Avenue location provided access to the city's major cultural institutions and parks.

In 1923, the house contents were sold in one of the three largest art auctions in American history, attracting thousands of collectors. This sale marked the end of an era of private collecting at such a grand scale.