Mrs. Graham Fair Vanderbilt House

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Mrs. Graham Fair Vanderbilt House
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Mrs. Graham Fair Vanderbilt House in 2009.
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Location60 East 93rd Street, New York, New York
Coordinates 40°47′5″N73°57′19″W / 40.78472°N 73.95528°W / 40.78472; -73.95528
Built1930
Architect John Russell Pope
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No. 82001206 [1]
NYCL No.0436
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 29, 1982
Designated NYCLJune 12, 1968

The Mrs. Graham Fair Vanderbilt House is a mansion located at 60 East 93rd Street on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 29, 1982.

The home was built in 1930 as a residence for Virginia Fair Vanderbilt, who was a daughter of James Graham Fair and the ex-wife of William Kissam Vanderbilt II. It was designed by John Russell Pope in the Classical Revival style.

The house served as a location for the Lycée Français de New York for many years until the school completed a new building around 2003. The mansion now serves as a gallery for Carlton Hobbs LLC, an antique dealer specializing in fine European furniture and works of art. [2]

It is located beside the William Goadby Loew House at 56 East 93rd Street.

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Carlton Hobbs LLC