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Lewis G. Morris House

Coordinates: 40°46′46″N 73°57′28″W / 40.77944°N 73.95778°W / 40.77944; -73.95778
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Lewis G. Morris House
NYC Landmark No. 45
Lewis G. Morris House is located in New York City
Lewis G. Morris House
Lewis G. Morris House is located in New York
Lewis G. Morris House
Lewis G. Morris House is located in the United States
Lewis G. Morris House
Location100 East 85th Street, New York, New York
Coordinates40°46′46″N 73°57′28″W / 40.77944°N 73.95778°W / 40.77944; -73.95778
Arealess than one acre
Built1914
ArchitectErnest Flagg
Architectural styleNeo-Federal
NRHP reference No.77000960[1]
NYCL No.45
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 12, 1977
Designated NYCLJanuary 24, 1967

The Lewis Gouverneur and Nathalie Bailey Morris House is a historic building on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City. The five-story dark red brick house was built in 1913-14 as a private residence for Lewis Gouverneur Morris, a financier and descendent of Gouverneur Morris, a signer of the Declaration of Independence.[2]

Designed by the famous architect Ernest Flagg using an asymmetrical plan, the house's distinctive style was inspired by English Queen Anne architecture, along with Colonial and Federal architectural styles. The building features staggered stair windows, half-fan windows in pairs, a double height oriel over the garage, and a square cupola.[2]

The building was later also called the New World Foundation Building. Its address is 1015 Park Avenue, although its entrance is around the corner at 100 East 85th Street. The house was made a New York City Designated Landmark on January 24, 1967, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.[1] Its facade was restored by the Avi Chai Foundation in 2000.

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References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ a b New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission, 2012