tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post7809176372413676161..comments2024-03-28T04:23:52.701-07:00Comments on Daytonian in Manhattan: The 1899 Oliver Gould Jennings House -- No. 7 East 72nd StreetTom Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13542224816886418433noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-74112745166613416882015-05-23T02:12:24.345-07:002015-05-23T02:12:24.345-07:00Despite use as a school, as you can see in that dr...Despite use as a school, as you can see in that drawing room shot, most of the damage was cosmetic. I saw fire-proof metal doors that had replaced the French-style originals, child-friendly railings installed along the banisters, and Fire Exit signs and such. But all was reparable.Tom Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13542224816886418433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-7415845852692960042015-05-22T22:11:22.736-07:002015-05-22T22:11:22.736-07:00That last line should read: Alice Gwynne Vanderbil...That last line should read: Alice Gwynne Vanderbilt of 1 West 57th St (and "The Breakers" in Newport).<br /><br />Titanic BillAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-10686539683039964912015-05-22T22:08:16.582-07:002015-05-22T22:08:16.582-07:00Tom:
How well preserved are the interiors of the ...Tom:<br /><br />How well preserved are the interiors of the mansion? It looks as if the school kept things pretty much intact. Also, wasn't Ernest Flagg the architect who was related to Alice Gwynn Vanderbilt of 1 West 57th St. (and "The Breakers") in Newport?<br /><br />Titanic BillAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-24968065248159998002015-05-22T10:01:54.184-07:002015-05-22T10:01:54.184-07:00Weird to say he stole it for 26 million, that'...Weird to say he stole it for 26 million, that's a 100 million dollar property all day long today.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-64618774168446272422015-05-22T07:42:39.210-07:002015-05-22T07:42:39.210-07:00The Sloane and Jennings townhouses surely can'...The Sloane and Jennings townhouses surely can't be duplicated today at any price. Hopefully the Emir's architect respected the incredible interiors.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com