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Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1897/00/00 Charles P H Gilbert Architect C P H Gilbert designs a house for Isaac and Mary Fletcher, built in 1898 by Henry Murdock at a cost of $200,000.
1897/00/00 Isaac D Fletcher Home C P H Gilbert designs a house for Isaac and Mary Fletcher, built in 1898 by Henry Murdock at a cost of $200,000.
1917/04/28 Isaac D Fletcher Died Isaac Dudley Fletcher dies at home in NYC, his mansion and 251 objects of art are bequeathed to The Met Young Woman Drawing
1917/04/28 Met Board of Trustees Owner Isaac Dudley Fletcher dies at home in NYC, his mansion and 251 objects of art are bequeathed to The Met Young Woman Drawing
1918/00/00 Harry F Sinclair Home Metropolitan Museum of Art sells the Fletcher mansion to Harry F Sinclair, Sinclair's home until 1930
1922/00/00 Estey Organ Company Manufacturer Estey Organ Company installs a three-manual, automatic roll player pipe organ at the Sinclair House
1930/00/00 Augustus Van Horne Stuyvesant Jr Home Sinclair sells his residence to Augustus Van Horne Stuyvesant who lives there until his death in 1953.

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Particulars for Harry F Sinclair House:
Sight Category Building
Architectural Style French Renaissance Revival
Area of Significance Industry
Architectural Style Late 19th and 20th century revivals
Level of Significance National
Criteria Person
Area of Significance Politics-government
Owner Private
Historic Use Single dwelling
Cultural Affiliation Ukrainian-American



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration: 2nd June 1978

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name: Sinclair, Harry F., House
Registry Address: 2 E. 79th St.
Registry Number: 78001882
Resource Type: Building
Owner: Private
Architect: Murdock,Henry; Gilbert,Charles C.P.
Architectural Style: Late 19th and 20th century revivals, Other
Attribute: Eclectic French Renaissance
Contributing Buildings: 1
Other Certification: Designated National Landmark
Certification: Listed in the National Register
Nominator Name: National Historic Landmark
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: National
Area of Significance: Industry, Politics-government
Applicable Criteria: Person
Period of Significance: 1900-1924, 1925-1949
Significant Year: 1916, 1930
Associated People: Sinclair,Harry F.
Historic Function: Domestic
Historic Sub-Function: Single dwelling
Current Function: Recreation and Culture
Current Sub-Function: Museum

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