William Starr Miller House, Beaux-Arts mansion on Fifth Avenue, Manhattan, United States
The William Starr Miller House is a six-story residence on Fifth Avenue featuring Beaux-Arts style with classical stone details and French Renaissance influences. The facade displays elegant proportions with rusticated base work and ornamental limestone window surrounds.
The mansion was completed in 1914 by architects Carrère and Hastings as a residence for industrialist William Starr Miller II and his wife Edith Caroline Warren. Following major renovation work led by architect Annabelle Selldorf starting in 1994, the building opened as a museum to the public.
The building now displays German and Austrian art collections throughout rooms that still show original plasterwork, wood paneling, and fine craftsmanship from the early 1900s. Visitors can observe how wealthy residents once displayed their art within these refined spaces.
The building sits on Fifth Avenue and is easily accessible by subway, with several stations nearby serving the area. Visitors should enter through the main facade and check in advance for opening hours and any specific conditions for access.
The music room within the residence hosted major social events during the early decades of the 1900s, including a high-profile wedding in the 1920s. An extensive auction of furnishings and artworks took place there following the death of the lady of the house.
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