James Speyer House
Demolished mansion in Manhattan, New York
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The James Speyer House was a mansion located at 1058 Fifth Avenue, on the southeast corner of 87th Street, on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City. It was constructed for James Speyer, a New York City banker. The classical-style building stood three stories and a set-back attic story over a sunk basement lit by a light well. It had five bays on the avenue (where the upper two floors were linked by a colossal order of pilasters) and seven bays on the side street.[1]
Further reading
- Kathrens, Michael C. (2005). Great Houses of New York, 1880-1930. New York: Acanthus Press. p. 257. ISBN 978-0-926494-34-3.
