Willard D Straight House
- Address: 1130 5th Ave
- Vicinity: E 94th St
- Nabe of Carnegie Hill in Upper East Side
- Neighborhood of Upper East Side in Manhattan NYC
- Borough of Manhattan NYC in New York City
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
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| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1913/11/12 | Willard Straight buys the lot on the SE corner of 5th Ave for 300,000 dollars. Owner of the lot on the NE corner, he plans to erect a fine residence on one while selling the other to a congenial neighbor who will improve it with a large residence. | |||||
| 1915/00/00 | Delano and Aldrich | Architect | The Straight Mansion, designed in the Neo-Georgian style by Delano and Aldrich, is completed with white marble trim and floor-to-ceiling windows on the second floor surmounted by a white gallery surmounts. | |||
| 2000/11/09 | Bruce Stanley Kovner | Home | Bruce Kovner buys the Willard D Straight House for 17.5 million dollars at 1130 5th Ave at E 94th St for use as a personal residence. Kovner will spend another $10 million in restoring and remodeling it for personal use. |
| Particulars for Willard D Straight House: | |
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| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Sight Category | Building |
| Architectural Style | Georgian Revival |
| Building Type | Mansion |
| Historic Use | Single dwelling |
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