| Millan House | |
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 116 East 68th Street facade | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Lenox Hill, Manhattan, New York City, U.S. |
| Construction started | 1930 |
| Completed | 1931 |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 11 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Andrew J. Thomas |
Millan House is a historic co-op in Lenox Hill on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City. [1] The co-op is made up of two buildings located at 115 East 67th Street and 116 East 68th Street, with 57 apartments in total. [1] They are connected by "a formal back garden". [1] The buildings are contributing properties to the Upper East Side Historic District. [2]
The land was given to the Baptist Church shortly after the American Civil War. [1] By 1929, John D. Rockefeller Jr. purchased the land from the church for US$1 million. [1] He hired architect Andrew J. Thomas to design the building. [1] Construction began in 1930. [1] It was completed in 1931. [2]
Early tenants included Simon Flexner, Herbert L. Pratt Jr. (the son of Herbert L. Pratt) and Witherbee Black (of the family silversmith firm Black, Starr & Frost-Gorham). [1] By 1947, tenant J. W. Boardman Milligan insisted upon turning the rent-only building into a co-op. [1] Later, Frank K. Houston, the chairman and chief executive officer of the Chemical Bank, lived here until his death in 1973. [3]
