C. Ledyard Blair House, Beaux-Arts mansion at Fifth Avenue and East 70th Street, US.
Description
The C. Ledyard Blair House is a Beaux-Arts residence on Fifth Avenue with a limestone facade and iron-railed balconies adorning the second-floor windows. The building contains 66 rooms distributed across multiple levels.
History
The house was built between 1914 and 1917 for banker C. Ledyard Blair, designed by architects Carrère & Hastings. This period represented a peak era for grand private residences in Upper Manhattan.
Culture
The mansion hosted high-society gatherings where wealthy families came together for lunches and celebrations. These events shaped the social life of Fifth Avenue during the early 1900s.
Practical
The property sits at the corner of Fifth Avenue and East 70th Street with prominent street visibility. The location provides easy access to other historic mansions in the Upper East Side neighborhood.
Did you know?
The gardens connected directly to those of the neighboring Henry Clay Frick House, creating a continuous green space. This unusual arrangement formed a private park in the heart of the urban neighborhood.
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