tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post7680096487244644774..comments2024-03-28T18:01:17.304-07:00Comments on Daytonian in Manhattan: The Richard Morris Hunt Memorial -- 5th Avenue at 71st StreetTom Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13542224816886418433noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-52037703108445558302018-09-20T12:53:43.299-07:002018-09-20T12:53:43.299-07:00Centerport not point Centerport not point Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13356446034684435063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-62924169846812866352013-12-28T16:52:42.937-08:002013-12-28T16:52:42.937-08:00great additional info. Thanks! very interestinggreat additional info. Thanks! very interestingTom Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13542224816886418433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-67410865461402801202013-12-28T15:36:56.797-08:002013-12-28T15:36:56.797-08:00OK...let's see if I can get this straight this...OK...let's see if I can get this straight this time. The stone statue of Richard Morris Hunt from the 5th avenue Vanderbilt mansion was rescued by "Willy K".....but....it did not end up at the Fisher's Island, Florida house, but is instead at Vanderbilt's "Eagle's Nest" estate on Long Island.<br /><br /> Now known as the Vanderbilt Museum, it is in Centerpoint, Suffolk County, NY on the north shore of Long Island. Something bothered me about my previous post as to which house had the statue. I remembered reading many years ago that WKV had added to the L.I. house three times and that he had mounted the statue during one of his final additions. If you search the net, there are a few photos posted showing the statue. If you look closely you can find it mounted over an exterior doorway. <br /><br />***Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-39449597487739651972013-12-27T04:18:02.512-08:002013-12-27T04:18:02.512-08:00I am unable to edit your comment -- however the ex...I am unable to edit your comment -- however the extra 5th is not all that distracting! Thanks SO much for the information on the statue of Hunt from the Vanderbilt house. I was unaware of its fate.Tom Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13542224816886418433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-82658819544569487252013-12-26T18:11:06.034-08:002013-12-26T18:11:06.034-08:00Maybe the blog owner would be so kind as to clean ...Maybe the blog owner would be so kind as to clean up my previous post...it has been a long day and I am tired.....lol...thank you.<br /><br />***Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-71893200929270357032013-12-26T18:08:38.254-08:002013-12-26T18:08:38.254-08:00As the fabulous W.K. and Alva Vanderbilt 5th mansi...As the fabulous W.K. and Alva Vanderbilt 5th mansion on 5th avenue was being demolished in 1925, William K. Vanderbilt Jr. took the stone statue of Hunt to the home he was building on Fisher's Island in fForida. He mounted it over an exterior doorway and it can be seen there today. <br /><br />***Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-79060907529932197772013-12-24T08:54:02.618-08:002013-12-24T08:54:02.618-08:00When I tried to get a picture of it, it was too la...When I tried to get a picture of it, it was too late in the day and it came out crummy but hi quality, but i think it so sad that this and the Metropolitan Museum are the only remnants of his work. But he is the "Father of American Architecture" and he founded the AIA and set the guideline for Architects' fair compensation because some people would try not to pay architects for their work.chauncy primmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17099894744964516223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-15749733395427869052013-12-24T08:41:16.471-08:002013-12-24T08:41:16.471-08:00Wonderful tribute to an incredible american archit...Wonderful tribute to an incredible american architect. Any info on the Hunt statue that graced the Vanderbilt mansion roofline? Lovingly preserved or melted down as scrap perhaps?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-19950628155335947082013-12-24T06:20:18.631-08:002013-12-24T06:20:18.631-08:00Very cool post as always! Have a wonderful holiday...Very cool post as always! Have a wonderful holiday!! nycstylelittlecannolihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17796892421680736945noreply@blogger.com