John Jacob Astor House (1893)*

Artist/Designer: Richard Morris Hunt

Project Location: New York, United States

Figure 1: Richard Morris Hunt, John Jacob Astor House (840 Fifth Avenue). Source: Museum City of New York Collections, New York – Salon interior. Available from: 6sqft Blog ( Source | Accessed : April 3, 2015 )

Figure 2: Richard Morris Hunt, John Jacob Astor House (840 Fifth Avenue). Source: Unknown, New York – Drawing Room. Available from: Museum City of New York Collections and Blog, ( Source | Accessed : April 3, 2015 )

Figure 3: Richard Morris Hunt, John Jacob Astor House (840 Fifth Avenue). Source: Unknown, New York – Library. Available from: Museum City of New York Collections, ( Source | Accessed : April 3, 2015 )

Figure 4: Richard Morris Hunt, John Jacob Astor House (840 Fifth Avenue). Source: Unknown, New York – Entrance Hall. Available from: Museum City of New York Collections, ( Source | Accessed : April 3, 2015 )

Figure 5: Richard Morris Hunt, John Jacob Astor House (840 Fifth Avenue). Source: Detroit Photographic Company – Exterior. Available from: Wikipedia Commons, ( Source | Accessed : April 3, 2015 )

Style/Period(s):
Revival Styles, Gilded Age

Primary Material(s):
Stone, Fabric, Wood, Paint

Function(s):
Residential Structure

Related Website(s):

Blogspot. "Beyond the Gilded Age." | Accessed : April 3, 2015

Blogspot. "The Lost John Jacob Astor Mansion." | Accessed : April 3, 2015

Blogspot. " The Astor Double Mansion on Fifth Avenue." | Accessed : April 3, 2015

Significant Date(s):
19th Century, 1893

Additional Information:
Publications/Texts in Print

Schriftgiesser, Karl, The House of Astor From John Jacob I to the Present, New York Times (1923-Current file), Apr 13, 1941, p.BR4

Lewis, Arnold, James Turner, Steven McQuillin, and George William Sheldon. The Opulent Interiors Of The Gilded Age. New York: Dover. 1987.
Craven, Wayne. 2009. Gilded Mansions. New York: W.W. Norton & Co. 2009.

The Architecture of the Ècole des beaux-arts : an exhibition presented at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, October 29, 1975-January 4, 1976 : [catalog]

Additional Information

Building Address:
840 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10065

Supporting Staff/ Designers
N/A

Significant Dates
Construction: 1893

Tags
Gilded Age, Richard Morris Hunt

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