tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post9054615026838302656..comments2024-03-28T18:01:17.304-07:00Comments on Daytonian in Manhattan: The Lost John D. Rockefeller Mansion - No. 4 West 54th StreetTom Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13542224816886418433noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-88870059697694043532022-02-24T18:33:42.893-08:002022-02-24T18:33:42.893-08:00I've just started watching The Gilded Age seri...I've just started watching The Gilded Age series on HBO and there was a reference to Arabella Huntington. Had to come back here and re-read her stories. Your blog is such a treasure connecting the present to the past, with all this detailed information and pictures. Thank you!PGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00920522181437958361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-21363828113824192002019-10-09T08:51:28.414-07:002019-10-09T08:51:28.414-07:00Great article!Great article!John Peter Radulskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05222932457908417421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-20356719657414082192014-11-25T12:27:28.629-08:002014-11-25T12:27:28.629-08:00Great article! In addition to the rooms that survi...Great article! In addition to the rooms that survive in NY museums, there are several architectural elements from the 4 West 54th Street house that were installed in the Playhouse on the Rockefeller family estate in Sleepy Hollow, NY. Included are the entry hall sideboard, the parlor fireplace, the master bedroom chandelier, and the massive fireplace with the bronze relief (original location not mentioned in your caption). The parlor fireplace and one other fireplace were installed on the indoor tennis court; an odd choice!Pip Nosherhttp://www.cypressfilms.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-40895265817220855362013-06-21T18:33:09.571-07:002013-06-21T18:33:09.571-07:00just did the Henry Flagler, Jr. residence ... gues...just did the Henry Flagler, Jr. residence ... guess I have another one to work on! Thanks!Tom Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13542224816886418433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-50005443957174703392013-06-21T17:28:00.094-07:002013-06-21T17:28:00.094-07:00Would enjoy seeing some information on 685 E. Fift...Would enjoy seeing some information on 685 E. Fifth Avenue at 54th - JDR partner in Standard Oil Henry Flagler's mansion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-62807288017559564152013-06-20T09:04:15.554-07:002013-06-20T09:04:15.554-07:00My grandfather had dinner in that house with Mr. R...My grandfather had dinner in that house with Mr. Rockefeller...I have wondered why I felt comfortable walking around MOMA...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-31820701170464796922012-12-18T06:15:31.671-08:002012-12-18T06:15:31.671-08:00It is not, alas, easy to find, but the saga of Ara...It is not, alas, easy to find, but the saga of Arabella and this house, as well as several others, is explored in James T. Maher's "The Twilight Of Splendor." A detailed look at both the human tales and architectural history of what Maher calls "the American palace," it is dense but highly satisfying reading.Jeffinprovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12268291403063609901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-87183187846680889512012-12-17T18:23:52.305-08:002012-12-17T18:23:52.305-08:00John Junior first moved across the street ( http:/...John Junior first moved across the street ( http://daytoninmanhattan.blogspot.com/2011/05/hardenberghs-1897-twins-at-nos-15-and.html ) then crossed back over to the south side to build his mansion next door to his father's house.Tom Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13542224816886418433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-47319688684595348302012-12-17T16:05:09.402-08:002012-12-17T16:05:09.402-08:00Depressing. Wish it was still around. Looks simp...Depressing. Wish it was still around. Looks simply stunning! I'm sure what is there now is fine, but it makes me sick that something this wonderful was torn down.Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05097441437159417314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-21687123191517493112012-12-17T13:43:30.683-08:002012-12-17T13:43:30.683-08:00Huh: those interior shots remind me of my first st...Huh: those interior shots remind me of my first studio apartment...Jason Kesslerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078079559796728394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-86066257613781130372012-12-17T10:54:13.114-08:002012-12-17T10:54:13.114-08:00Fantastic post. Have never seen any interior photo...Fantastic post. Have never seen any interior photos of the mansion except the Smoking Room at the Brooklyn Museum. Quite a Gilded Age time capsule and quite an architectural loss.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-75206130904742965922012-12-17T10:31:09.050-08:002012-12-17T10:31:09.050-08:00This is a a great post. There is not much written...This is a a great post. There is not much written or shown about this house except that it is the site of MOMA. Thanks for filling in some of the background. One question - if this is 4 w. 54 and JDR Jr. house is on the same side, wouldn't Jr's house have an even number also?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-31632404233882355782012-12-17T06:03:20.174-08:002012-12-17T06:03:20.174-08:00Wonderful post and fascinating details of the earl...Wonderful post and fascinating details of the early life of Arabella Huntington, one of the more interesting figures of the "Gilded Age". I hope that you can be induced to undertake an article on her Fifth Avenue house which formerly occupied the site of today's Tiffany and Co. at 57th Street. For your readers who venture to the West Coast, I highly recommend a visit to Arabella Huntington's California abode, San Marino,- the Huntington Library and Museum in Pasedena. magnushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09181183756484194127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-30493760744779128722012-12-17T03:45:22.025-08:002012-12-17T03:45:22.025-08:00Fascinating post. Thanks. But the itle should read...Fascinating post. Thanks. But the itle should read West not East.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com