Edward J. Berwind House
The Edward J. Berwind House is a mansion located on 2 East 64th Street and Fifth Avenue on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City. The structure was designed by Nathan Clark Mellen, with interiors by Jules Allard[1][2] and sculptor Louis Ardisson.[3]
The mansion was constructed in 1886 for the coal baron Edward J. Berwind, whose company Berwind-White supplied most of the coal used by the US Navy at the time,[1] as well as most of the East Coast railroads and IRT subway trains in New York City.[2] The interiors of the house have been considered one of the grandest in New York City, comparable to the main reading room of the New York Public Library.[2]
The mansion was sold to the Institute of Aeronautical Sciences in 1945,[2] then became the headquarters for the American Heart Association until 1978 when it was reconverted to residential use with a new penthouse.[4] Other past tenants include Donna Summer, who lived on the main floor for a few years.[5]
Gallery
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Fifth Avenue facade facing Central Park -
Second story windows above the main entry -
Oblique view of the main entry arch -
Detail view of corbels on the 64th Street facade -
Sidewalk moat, 64th Street side -
Sidewalk moat railing next to the main entry -
Carved stone pier at the main entry
See also
[edit]- The Elms (Newport, Rhode Island), Berwind's summer mansion
References
[edit]- ^ a b Kathrens, Michael C. (2005). Great Houses of New York, 1880-1930. New York: Acanthus Press. pp. 85–90. ISBN 978-0-926494-34-3.
- ^ a b c d Tauranac, John (September 23, 1999). "Fifth Ave. Apartments Where the Gilded Age Never Tarnished". nytimes.com. The New York Times. Retrieved September 12, 2025.
- ^ "Edward Julius Berwind (1848-1936)". marcmaison.com. Retrieved September 15, 2025.
- ^ Edward Berwind House Daytonian in Manhattan
- ^ Goodman, Wendy (October 19, 2006). "Versailles, for $10 Million". nymag.com. New York Magazine. Retrieved September 12, 2025.
Further reading
[edit]- Kathrens, Michael C. (2005). Great Houses of New York, 1880-1930. New York: Acanthus Press. p. 85. ISBN 978-0-926494-34-3.
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