Edward Harkness House
- Also Known As: The Commonwealth Fund
- Address: 1 E 75th St
- Vicinity: 5th Ave
- 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 |
1907/06/22 | John Gamble Rogers | Architect | Plans have been filed for the new 5 story residence to be built by Edward S Harkness at the northeast corner of 5th Ave and 75th Street. The house will cost $250,000 according to the estimate of Architects Hale and Rogers. - The New York Times | |||
1918/00/00 | Anna Maria Harkness | Benefactor | Anna Harkness establishes The Commonwealth Fund with a gift of nearly $10 million and the mandate that it should "do something for the welfare of mankind." The Fund's first president was her son, Edward Stephen Harkness. | |||
1918/00/00 | Edward Stephen Harkness | Vocation | Anna Harkness establishes The Commonwealth Fund with a gift of nearly $10 million and the mandate that it should "do something for the welfare of mankind." The Fund's first president was her son, Edward Stephen Harkness. | |||
1919/00/00 | Max Farrand | Work | Max Farrand serves as the first general director of the Commonwealth Fund. Serving from 1919 to 1921, his advocacy for higher quality in education and teaching led to the development of the Fund's Educational Research Program. |
Particulars for Edward Harkness House: | |
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Area of Significance | Architecture |
Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
Area of Significance | Art |
Sight Category | Building |
Criteria | Historic Event |
Architectural Style | Italianate |
Material | Marble |
Criteria | Person |
Owner | Private |
Historic Use | Single dwelling |
Area of Significance | Social History |
Material | Tennessee Marble |
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