Residences at 5-15 West 54th Street
- Address: 5 - 15 W 54th St
- Vicinity: 5th Ave
- Neighborhood of Midtown Center in Manhattan NYC
- Borough of Manhattan NYC in New York City
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1897/00/00 | Robert H Robertson | Architect | Dr Starr hires Robert H Robertson to design a house for him at 5 W 54th in brown brick and classical detailing. | |||
| 1897/00/00 | Moses Allen Starr | Home | Dr Starr hires Robert H Robertson to design a house for him at 5 W 54th in brown brick and classical detailing. | |||
| 1898/00/00 | McKim, Mead and White | Architect | 9-11 West 54th is designed by McKim, Mead and White for James Junius Goodwin (banker, cousin of J P Morgan and father of architect Philip L Goodwin). Eastern two bays are a separate house which Mr Goodwin rented out. | |||
| 1898/00/00 | Philip Lippincott Goodwin | Home | 9-11 West 54th is designed by McKim, Mead and White for James Junius Goodwin (banker, cousin of J P Morgan and father of architect Philip L Goodwin). Eastern two bays are a separate house which Mr Goodwin rented out. | |||
| 1900/00/00 | John Hemingway Duncan | Architect | Beaux-Arts-style house at 7 W 54th is built for Philip Lehman, head of Lehman Brothers financial firm. | |||
| 1907/04/14 | Moses Allen Starr | Life | Several days ago a thief carried off $7,000 worth of jewelry from the bedroom of Prof M Allen Starr of Columbia University, at 5 West Fifty-fourth Street. The fellow left behind a casket containing $20,000 worth of Mrs Starr's jewelry. - NY Times | |||
| 1907/04/14 | A man swings himself inside 35 W 54th St via a rope ladder hung from the roof. Finding a maid, Christina Gustavson, he threatens to kill her. When the burglar hears noises downstairs and escapes out the window while the terrified maid shrieks for help. | |||||
| 1912/00/00 | John D Rockefeller Jr | Home | An eight story mansion is built at 10 W 54th St for John D Rockefeller Jr (demolished, now the Museum of Modern Art's sculpture garden). | |||
| 1914/05/02 | Upton Sinclair | Protest Organizer | Organized by Upton Sinclair, five silent mourners picket the Rockefeller Townhouse at 10 W 54th St (demolished, now the Museum of Modern Art's sculpture garden). | Ludlow Massacre | ||
| 1979/01/26 | Nelson Rockefeller | Died | Nelson Rockefeller dies of a heart attack in his townhouse at 13 W 54th St while working with Megan Marshack, a 25-year-old aide. An ambulance was called about an hour later. |
| Place | AsNotedIn | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Place | AsNotedIn | Type |
| Worsham-Rockefeller Master bedroom |
| Particulars for Residences at 5-15 West 54th Street: | |
|---|---|
| Architectural Style | American Colonial Revival |
| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Architectural Style | Beaux Arts |
| Sight Category | Historic District |
| Architectural Style | Neoclassical |
| Owner | Private |
| Historic Use | Single dwelling |
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