Duncan-Mackay Mansion is a former Neoclassical style mansion and private residence in the Upper East Side neighborhood of New York City, New York. - AsNotedIn
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1901/01/00 | Stuart P Duncan | Owner | Stuart Duncan inherits the family fortune and buys two lots from the estate of John R Ford to will build a house for his own occupancy. | Worcestershire sauce | ||
| 1904/00/00 | Charles P H Gilbert | Architect | Designed by CPH Gilbert, the limestone-clad, six story high, Duncan mansion is completed. | |||
| 1911/12/06 | Thomas Hayton Mawson | Speaker | Mrs Andrew Carnegie, Mrs John Jacob Astor, Mrs Henry Phipps, Mrs Arthur Dodge and other listen to Thomas H Mawson speak about English and Italian gardens in the Duncan's drawing room. | |||
| 1920/04/09 | Clarence Hungerford Mackay | Home | Duncan joins in negotiations to sell his residence for $750,000. Two weeks later the mansion is sold to Clarence H Mackay. | |||
| 1924/05/23 | At a New York dinner party hosted by Frances Wellman, Ellin Mackay meets Irving Berlin . Berlin had been invited as a last-minute replacement. | Marriage of Ellen Mackay and Irving Berlin | ||||
| 1926/01/04 | Ellin Mackay Berlin | Bride | Ms Ellin Mackay walks out of 3 East 75th with only the clothes she is wearing and, taking her first subway ride, meets Irving Berlin. | Marriage of Ellen Mackay and Irving Berlin | ||
| 1927/07/00 | Charles A Lindbergh | Guest of Honor | Clarence H Mackay host a gala dinner and reception for Charles A Lindbergh to celebrate his return to America from his trans-Atlantic flight. | |||
| 1938/11/12 | Clarence Hungerford Mackay | Died | Clarence H Mackay is hospitalized twice in the Spring and finally, at 11:00 on the night of November 12, 1938, he dies in his bed at 3 East 75th Street. | |||
| 1941/04/00 | Hendon Construction announces plans to alter the mansion into 23 apartments. Promising to preserve the paneling, high ceilings and most fireplaces, the marble stairway will be kept as part of the entrance hall and the exterior will remain unchanged. |
| Particulars for Duncan-Mackay Mansion: | |
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| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Sight Category | Building |
| Building Type | Mansion |
| Criteria | Person |
| Owner | Private |
| Historic Use | Single dwelling |
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