The Forgotten Manhattan Mansion of Mrs. Astor: What Happened?
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- In the opulent era of New York City's Gilded Age, the indomitable Mrs. Caroline Astor reigned supreme atop the glittering social hierarchy. Within the illustrious walls of her resplendent mansion, only the crème de la crème of high society were granted entry to her exclusive ballroom. In this captivating visual journey, we invite you to step back in time and explore the grandeur of her palatial residence while unraveling the poignant tale of its tragic destiny.
As we venture through the lavishly adorned halls of Mrs. Astor's manor, we delve into the intricacies of her life, revealing the inner workings of a world steeped in extravagance and prestige. Immerse yourself in the sumptuous splendor of the past as we uncover the hidden secrets that lie within the heart of this magnificent estate.
Join us on this mesmerizing expedition, where the echoes of elegant waltzes still linger, and unravel the captivating narrative that has been etched into the very essence of this architectural masterpiece. With each opulent chamber and whispered tale, we illuminate the rise and fall of a bygone era, immortalized within the storied walls of Mrs. Astor's luxurious abode.
The Forgotten Manhattan Mansion of Mrs. Astor: What Happened??
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Wow, why would they demolish that exquisite mansion?!? The way it was built, I’d bet it would still be standing today…as long as someone kept up any maintenance on it! What a shame 😔
A lot of those old big houses were not really well built. That mansard roof looks very expensive to maintain. There were a lot of corners cut when building them because the owners wanted to move in fast. Also alot of those city mansions look dreary because there's no room for trees or a garden. Not saying I'm glad they are gone, just there's probably some reason they aren't around any more.
@@kennj321 Actually those building were spectacularly well built and took years to construct. They were masterpieces by the country's most famous and world renown architects, engineers and interior designers. From McKim, Mead and Whitehead, Richard Morris Hunt, George B Post, Carrere and Hastings, Frederick Law Olmsted, Stanford White and Henry Hardenbergh - these are the same men who built things like the NYC library, the original Pennsylvania and Grand Central Stations, the original Madison Square Garden and the original Waldorf Astoria and Plaza Hotels. These buildings were of the highest quality, no corners were cut - they were built to impress and were built to last a millennium. I think they tend to look dark and gloomy in the photography that was around at that time and the fact that many didn't have electric lighting yet, but many were built with huge skylights and private gardens. No doubt the Victorian Era was a "heavier" time style wise. But these were spectacular buildings and homes. Changing neighborhoods, the way people live - all these homes couldn't run without a full staff, the commercialization of 5th avenue, the development and construction skyscrapers giving worth to air rights above real estate and most importantly the introduction of federal income tax in 1909 are factors that contributed to the end of the gilded age, the robber barons and the spectacular palaces they build in NYC. There are still plenty of examples to see in NYC like the Frick House, the Villard Houses of the Palace Hotel, the Morgan House and the Carnegie Mansion. The Biltmore in North Carolina and the beautiful homes in Newport Rhode Island are amazing and also masterpieces of the same era by the same architects, theyre amazing - check em out if you can!!
To have an invitation to the Astor Ballroom for her parties just once.
These houses were built to last. Money was no object when building these American Castles.
If houses like this cannot be repurposed, they would be prohibitively expensive to maintain. They are relics of a bygone social and economic structure.
It’s sad the developers demolished it. No appreciation for this work of art.
It just breaks my heart 💔to see that these majestic, historical mansions were demolished. That type of architecture is never coming back. There was no regard for the history and heritage those mansions would represent for future generations. Granted, they required a lot of money to maintain but no effort was given to preserve them. We can’t see these mansions anymore but to get an idea of their opulence, if you get a chance, please visit the mansions “cottages” in Newport; they are mind boggling. The Breakers and Marble House will leave you speechless. If it wasn’t for the Preservation Society of Newport County, these mansions would not exist either.
Fun and creepy fact: In a book, Mrs. Astor’s butler mentioned that towards the end of her life, old and with dementia, Mrs. Astor would often greet “invisible” guests to her mansion as if welcoming them to one of her parties🎈 🎉
I’m dying to visit Newport to see it in person. I never knew that about her. Interesting
@@juant3969 Newport is awesome. It's a great experience. Take the opportunity to see it for yourself.
@@annettepora8091 I’m planning to this summer
Thx for that little story!👍
All of the posts I see saying they should be preserved but b y whom? Are you paying for it?
As a history nerd, the loss of this home hurts my heart…..as an aside I hope y’all have watched’The Gilded Age’❤️
Apparently it’s on HBO which I don’t subscribe to. Maybe I can find it on DVD.
Yes, it’s a wonderfully produced series! The opulence of the central fictional Russell home rivals the Astor home featured here. (The Russell’s represent the real-life Vanderbilt family.) It’s hard to imagine people lived as the New York moneyed did - in phenomenal (if obscene) wealth, but the series portrays it believably. The old moneyed families and the nouveau riche families were so obsessed with being “in” that daily decisions about whom to associate with were made. The Gilded Age social conventions are absurd to watch from our 21st century perspective, but still reveal a valid piece of US history. I enjoy seeing the set decorations, costuming, and rivalries. 👍🏻
Hooked and they got an okay for a second season 😆😆😆 so excited
Yes, watched The Gilded Age on Paramont + here in Australia. Knew that there are very wealthy New York families, but didn't realise there were such opulent houses. Enjoyed watching very much.😁🐨🦘
Love that show!
Wow, can’t believe NY looked like this…being born & raised here it seems fictional, but the way folks dressed, the home decor is so interesting. It Would’ve been a great museum.
It wasn’t the upkeep and maintenance. The entire stretch of Fifth Avenue between 59th street and 96th street used to be lined with mansions like this one. Demolition in favor of luxury apartment buildings began as early as 1916 and continued on through the 1920’s. By 1929 very few of them were left, the Carnegie and Frick among them. It was greed that led to their demise: Apartment builders were offering insane amounts of money for these houses and the owners couldn’t resist cashing in. They made huge profits on their sale.
So sad to lose so much beauty and history. Imagine if they destroyed all of the ancient architecture with nothing left.
Agree… how to monetize a mansion was tricky back then.
Interesting! Thanks. I’m a history buff, but I know very little about this time period.
Same thing is happening in Miami…when progress erases history
Thanks for setting the record straight. Yes, money was at the root of the loss of the mansions, but not lack of money--it was lust for more money that could be made off the spaces.
Anna Schermerhorn Astor was a distant relative of mine. My 2nd GGM was Anna Jerusha Schermerhorn. Her parents were Henry and Eliza Schermerhorn. They told their 18-year old daughter if she married this Union Civil War Veteran/farmer that they'd disown her. She did & then they did. The Schermernorns were all part of the super elites. The parents lied to everybody that their daughter ran off and they never heard from her again. Snobs. My GGGM, Anna, was hurt deeply by her family; however, she went on to have 9 children of her own. Anna's oldest daughter, Myra Isabella Miller and her husband, had 11 children, and a great deal of grandchildren & great children, etc. I'm one of those "etc." LOL.
Thank you for sharing!
I reckon they're buried in better dirt than most too.
LOL!
How cool!
I saw a show about some relatives of Jacqueline Kennedy that were cut off. … It’s really sad that happens.
It's funny but maybe not. My entire family disowned me and parents over feud with money. Still happens today!
Just imagine living in the Gilded age in a magnificent mansion like this!!! It's sad that these old mansions are gone!!! Thanks for sharing this informative video!! 👍👍
i'll bet they were freezing cold in the winter and hot as an oven in the summer a room that could hold 1200 people wouldnt be easy to heat with one fire place
It always breaks my heart AND makes me furious when I hear these amazing homes get demolished. WHAT IS WRONG WITH THESE PEOPLE?!?!
Nothing better to do
And they put a church where the mansion stood. So gross. Tear down the church and put in something useful.
DEVELOPERS. The real estate was more valuable than the house.
They tore it down 100 years ago
@@rexpositor6741 you wouldn't say the same if a mosque was built in its place would you. You wouldn't dare. Guess what, things that you don't find useful is useful for a multitude of others. What a narcissistic comment!
I always love getting to see floorplans
When Mrs Astor had this house built, the area was already becoming more commercial and no longer a prime residential area. It was an unfortunate miscalculation on her part. She had to endure people rubbernecking to get a glimpse of her.
Homes of the wealthy at that time DID have indoor plumbing and beautiful bathroom fixtures, contrary to one comment here. They were well made and longer lasting than fixtures found today in home improvement stores. Have you ever toured a fine historical home of that era that has not been 'remuddled'? Ask a master plumber about the quality of fixtures made for those homes versus the cheaply made fixtures available to the general public today. The original taps, faucets, tubs, sinks and toilets are superior and functional today in some old mansions, and are still durable and beautiful. They were made to last. There are stores specializing in the sale of bath and kitchen fixtures rescued from 100+ year old historic house demolitions or remodeling projects. Smart people no longer throw those fixtures in the trash as they are high value and worth very good money.
It is too bad old mansions were not saved, but you will find in every large city thousands of fine old homes gone forever. As cities grew, the wealthy preferred not to live in the busy downtown areas. They moved further out. Inner city mansions were demolished to make way for hotels and other businesses. The wealthy who could have afforded maintain these large homes were not interested.
Thank you, I agree!
It is interesting that the bathrooms "of the Gilded Age" had plumbing fixtures we cannot imagine.. Toilets that were incredible works of porcelain, more lavish than a beautiful hand painted vase. Foot baths, bidets, and sitz baths were common in those large bathrooms, which often had head to toe circular showers and a separate tub.
I bet those toilets flushed with ONE flush too!
@@1953childstar Fittings and fixtures of this caliber are still on the market but not at the everyday home improvement store. There are many companies still producing quality products: fine porcelain and marble sinks, hand-hammered copper tubs, fittings made of solid brass and plated with whatever the heart desires, even gold if one can afford it. Custom order faucet handles inlaid with ebony, ivory, or even rose quartz or precious stone like lapis lazuli. One of my first jobs was in a luxury bath and kitchen showroom and we sold all these things, and specifically the fittings were produced uncoated, so that the metals would patina with time. We also sold fine bath accessories, crystal towel rings, pewter soap dispenser/waste basket, etc.
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You Are So Right 😅 On TARGET 🎯.
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It's nice to see these beautiful mansions from the past and it's sad that they're gone forever and all we have of them are photos. I would have loved to be able to explore a home such as this one. 😌💝
Ask a contractor to build one now. The contractor will laugh in your face and say that is totally impossible.Even if you had billions upon billions of dollars.
@@michaelbagouty3369 Our current civilization is incapable of such works. These structures found all around the world were built by people far more advanced than we could ever be. Look into Tartaria.
@@uncabuzz118 yeah it's pretty obvious this place is way way older than they claim
Boom! Another great video, This House!!!
That ballroom 😍
The two main rooms from the south side of this mansion (John Jacob Astor IV's half) are preserved in the Ringling Museum in Sarasota, Florida. They are stunning. Just the rooms, though, sadly not the furnishings.
I live in Sarasota. You are right. They are stunning!
Too few people with too much wealth. There were no income taxes then!
Good to know!! Thanks.
@@Aztec339 thankfully……
@@anthonypopola5773 There would be no countries without paying taxes. No one likes them, but they are necessary, if not, you'd have a feudal society.
What a crime to demolish this home. I'm sure it seemed more of a museum than a home. Not very cozy, but definitely very beautiful ❤️
I think museums were inspired by the deco of homes like this one. Also castles and palaces, which basically were homes too.
I’m a huge history/Architecture nerd and a fan of the TV show on HBO max called the Gilded Age. That show is so informative and features many historical high society figures. One of the major figures on the show is Caroline Schemerhorn Astor. She was considered exactly like what he described on the show. Her grave is located here in the city. Never visited. It’s also mentioned her collection of art. This is my first time seeing her mansion and it’s breathtaking. The ballroom alone is gigantic, 4 stories high? Insane. If it existed today, I would’ve loved to see it in person. It’s a sad shame that these developers demolished it. They have no appreciation for this beautiful architectural structure and the masterpiece art of a building that’s built to last hundreds of years.
Yes.I am watching The Gilded Age on HBO Max.
Now, Caroline Astor had a REAL ballroom. Thanks for another informative video.
How unfortunate that so much history of the Gilded Age opulence and grandeur (as well as other historic buildings in virtually in every community) 😳 has been lost. These can never be replaced. Unfortunately too few seem to care! Greed has replaced a respect for our heritage. The profits derived from destructive seem to be the rule of the day. How sad 😔 that whole generations have been taken in as we lose our culture. Thank God 😊 for the National Trust for Historic Preservation and other groups are hard at working to save what is left of an ever endangered architectural heritage.
What hasn’t been lost is the extreme poverty millions lived in as a result of the greed and opulence. On both sides, takes a century to erase the mansions and some wealth just as the other 90% took to climb out of it.
My Historic town of Preston Lancashire Has been raped and villaged by the Various Coincils in Office Till now its a shell of its former glory
Just fyi it was greed that allowed these mansions to be built in the first place.
...you think these buildings weren't the product of greed? They were certainly beautiful, but they were social tools and when they no longer served a purpose for the family they were never sustainable as houses alone, even if subdivided into apartments or repurposed into anything else. They were money pits to staff and money pits to maintain.
@@kellytunney3093 I was thinking the same thing, New York’s high society was all about greed.
Sadly, the Landmarks Preservation Committee was founded too late for many of these "castles", but I am so appreciative it's there now. Another reason many fine or even just older buildings are demolished is based on who owns the air rights.
I'm glad I'm with the consensus of commenters in thinking that the destruction of these mansions is a massive shame. Same applies in England after WW1 and during French Revolution. It's watching priceless works of art destroyed. Such craftsmanship will never be seen again.
You might not can take it with you but it should be preserved for generations to follow
My favorite new channel! Thank you 🙏🏼
What a beautiful mansion! So sad it is not standing. I love that time period! The whole house is my favorite.Thanks for sharing!
I keep picturing actress Carrie Coon as Mrs. Russell, standing below that very large portrait of herself. The HBO series, The Gilded Age, follows some of this history. I find the idea of a four-storey ballroom to be pretty intimidating. I guess that was the idea, lol. I loved the ceiling of the entryway. Makes me think of the Crystal Palace in London, and some of the Belle Epoque buildings in Paris, with the black iron designs. At least the mansion was replaced with a church, and not a parking garage.
That scene in the Gilded Age where Mrs. Astor and Mrs. Russell come together at her daughters coming out ball reminds me of this old money, new money stuff Astor has with Vanderbilt as mentioned in the story.
I don't think anyone today would be rich enough to live in a mansion that huge - not to mention hiring an army of servants to keep the place clean and running. But it's a shame we can't go back to some workmanship and grace in our architecture.
You should think twice.. and look into Red Shields family.
I disagree. In the half-minute it took me to write this sentence, a billionaire made a thousand dollars.
are you joking? Elon Musk can comfortable spend 5 billion out of his 300 billion to make Versailles Palace knock off, instead he buy twitter for 60 Billion
What a wonderful video. Astor’s have an amazing lineage that intrigues me. Just an amazing structure and family. Thank you for sharing this wonderful video.
This makes me so sad that this is gone- So much lost 😢
I’m always saddened when I hear of these beautiful historical sites being demolished,this unfortunately happens mainly in N. America. Living in Italy for many years I have visited many historical mansions here and unlike in the States or Canada, here they are treasured and visited by many tourists. Wish the same would happen there.
Thank you for the photographs & history..
More More please !
I’m enjoying these tremendously!
Can't believe all these beautiful buildings were demolished 😢😢😢😢
The mansion was demolished?! That’s wasteful and incredibly absurd.
Exactly, that behavior was acceptable during the Gilded Age...
Almost all of the New York mansions....all on Vanderbilt Row [5th Ave] were demolished by the 1930's. Some were only built in the 1880/1890's and were gone by 1928. All that beauty, and some stood less than 30 years. Biltmore is the most beautiful. I have visited all the Vanderbilt mansions still standing over the years and I saved the best for last . Biltmore was just stunning. Well worth the trip from Australia!! I also got to see my last Kennedy home..The Winter White House at 1095 North Ocean Blvd, Palm Beach. Another bucket list done!! My next bucket list is to see all the Presidential libraries.
@@louiscaruso4167 Yes, most of these mansions were built out of "conspicuous consumption" to out-do their wealthy neighbor, and they had bags ful of money to do it (enough to raid the grand castles of Europe) Capitalism was unchecked and greed reigned. The haves had access to every excess and the have nots scrambled to put food on the table. An up-wardly mobile middle class was only created by instituting a sliding scale income tax.
I love these gilded age mansion vids you all are making, excellent work!
Hello Ken & fellow Housies! I just saw that the 1903 James F. D. Lanier House in
Murray Hill, New York City, is for sale for $33 Million on the Christie's website. The Laniers were one of the 400 "old money" New York families, and likely attended events at the Astor mansion. While it is a 'town house', approximating the space of two large Brownstones rather than an entire block, it has been well preserved and there are over 50 color photos of the period interior and furnishings included in the listing, as well as a bit of the history. I thought everyone would like the chance to see what that sort of opulence might look like today. I'll let our host decide whether to put in a link. Cheers!
That was quite the treat, thank you so much for sharing that with me! Here is the link to the listing photos: www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/123-E-35th-St_New-York_NY_10016_M31798-36760
@@ThisHouse You should post the link from the Christie's website. They have more photos there and you can view them full-screen. Is that the whole house though? Somehow I feel that the original house must be bigger and this one for sale is only half of it...
Thanks for the suggestion. I don’t usually care for huge, ostentatious homes because they’re so large they feel like a museum. But this enormous residence feels much homier.
Stunning!
Its quite pricey
Oh my gosh, I cannot imagine why they would demolish that piece of art…. But watch the Gilded Age on HBO and it gives you an idea of how it was back then
Just heartbreaking that gorgeous home was destroyed!!!
It is so sad that this beauty is gone, thank you so very much
I love the show Gilded Age! Thank you for this.
Thanks to Christine Baranski for being so wonderfully insufferable!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This was extremely interesting
I actually loved the "little" guest reception room the best...
This is just gorgeous. What a shame that it’s gone. I would love to see colorized pictures of it
That's a shame this beautiful mansion was demolished. It's a historical site.
I alway think about how important a gilded age mansion could have been ,as the entrance to tall modern buildings . The over the top spaces would have been the ultimate ,incredible spaces for the tower residents . The history of the Astor family would have new life , in the center of reinventing, adapting the treasure of the original building.
Love it!!! I would feel so out of place in such a grand house. Keep them coming. Thanks.
That ballroom was incredible..I cant imagine..these homes must have been absolutely absurd in their day
Thanks for showing us the mansion that can no more be seen.
Would like to see more
It is such a shame that they demolished these beautiful homes, the Breakers in Newport is as close as we'll ever get to seeing these amazing masterpieces!
Most of these exquisite mansions were demolished to make way for commercialism and would never be replicated and lost to time.
That’s absolutely incredible I didn’t have just one favorite room, everything you showed was Amazing, Thank you ❤️❤️
Hopefully in the not-to-distant future, mansions that still exist will be digitally scanned in 3D so that when the technology is ready, people will be able to put on VR headsets, visit them and walk through them. That’s a metaverse I would be excited about.
I feel she had the most elegant of the Gilded Age Palaces.
Very beautiful and gorgeous 😍
I stumbled across this and I am an immediate fan. Loved it!
Please make a video about their 5th Avenue Brownstone! It’s interesting how understated the mansion was when you think about how wealthy they are.
I’m glad they still have photos and drawings
Wonderful video!
What an incredible place! The fireplace in the ballroom! I wonder if it was saved or maybe it was just too big! As beautiful as they are, these houses where excessive and really took a lot of money to keep up!
I read about this house. It was torn down to make room for other buildings, more modern. These houses of the gilded age are my favorite to read about, that, and those ridiculously fabulous parties Mrs. Astor threw! Unbelievable! It staggers my mind to read about how these people lived and the waste that they must have generated, let alone their massively huge homes that make utterly no sense to today's world!!
FAB VIDEO!! TFS
I am absolutely dumbfounded after watching these videos. How many of these great mansions were destroyed? After the costs and land literally make it prohibitively expensive to replace.
This time in our history should have been preserved. Can't help but wonder did envy support letting these marvelous homes to be taken down.
My favorite part was near the end when you said, "Congressional Emanuel" - Now I'll never get THAT image out of my head.
Breath taking home, I’m sorry to hear about her son and husband.
Thank you so much for uploading this video. It is helping me get through the pandemic!
Absolutely magnificent! Majestic ! Very interesting! An explosion of good taste! Congratulations !
It just seems crazy that it was demolished after only 30 years. Then again, none of those grand mansions are left. They were all replace by apartment buildings as Manhattan grew upward.
The ones owned in different states are around (very few though). NY was always centralized wealth and tearing down majestic homes to squeeze 200 people in the same space isn’t surprising
Wow the Art is amazing!
Love the whole video thanks
Wonderful job!
I hope you have been able to go to Newport and see Beachwood Caroline Astor's summer cottage. It is elegant unlike so many of the other cottages of the era.
Thank you , enjoyed!
Another house that would make a fine study is the one three houses to the left with the round towers. That was the home of Henry and Louisine Havemeyer. On an old PBS show about the great collectors, one of their grandsons (Cornelius Vanderbilt Webb) talked about his grandmother telling him that no matter how old he got or how rich his friends were, he would never be in another room in a private home with eight Rembrandts in it. The art collection was enormous. Tiffany did some interiors.
Another problem that the American Astors would have is that everything ended up in the hands of John Jacob IV's son Vincent - usually described as a rather nasty piece of work.
Thank you. This was fascinating.
Glad you enjoyed it!
What a shame! If they had left it, it would've been as nice a home as The Breakers & The Biltmore Estate, to tour.
Incredible!
Thanks you
I really enjoy your videos. Thank you.
hello Ken you are a power house of knowledge. I love this video. thank you very much. I learned something today. If you come to New York City I would love to be included in a walking tour if you ever do one of those. What is upsetting is to demolish something so extravagant as the Astor mansion. back in the 1920's the demo team was in full force tearing down the Vanderbilt mansions too. none of those were saved. that is terrible. what a delight to hear your voice on these tours. thank you Ken. Lawrence New York City City Hall Park area.
Wow a beautiful house!!
Fascinating
WOW WOW LOVE YOUR VIDEOS 😊
These videos are great!
To have all that and go down on the titanic.
Ouch....
right! it's much more beautiful than the Titanic. I would have been pissed.
There are so few of these houses left. Thank goodness for Biltmore!
The disrespect of craftsmanship and history is simply staggering.
What a sin to demolish this amazing home. It makes me sick to think about it.
Here's what you can do. Build a replica and stop tearing your hair out.
Uggg I cannot believe they demolished such an extravagant building. It grieves my soul from the waste of it all!
Hey Ken I enjoy your content. Thanks
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Awesome informative video!
I am trying to imagine what it would be like receiving guests next to a huge painting of myself, lol. I would have liked to stand underneath that vestibule to look upward just once. However, I am sure the folks of Congression Emmanuel appreciate the real estate they now occupy.
I know, right? Now I want a portrait that huge so I can also greet people that way when they come over.
It's "Congregation" (not "Congressional") Emmanuel.
@@karenryder6317 Corrected. Thanks.
Lovely 😍
Wow. This was much more upsetting than I thought it would be...
That ballroom! 😮❤
If her son Jacob Astor perished in Titanic, that means most likely he gave up his seat on the lifeboat to women and children. Mrs. Astor raised a good son. Come to think of it, if that's really what Jacob did, he gave up his life so others can live and yet we couldn't even preserve their house.
Is that you Jacob?
This is not true. Women and children were the first to go into lifeboats in the Titanic, and men were last. In fact, many men died in the Titanic because lifeboats were generally lowered with around a quarter of the total passenger capacity- many women believed the lifeboats were not secure enough and decided to remain on the Titanic unless the lifeboats had a lower number of passengers, and rather than having the remaining spots filled with male passengers, the lifeboats were lowered nearly empty upon the women’s requests. Thus, there was a lot of wasted lifeboat space, which disproportionately affected the remaining male passengers on the ship. Sorry to break it to you, but Jacob Astor most likely perished because he was not able to find a spot in one of the lifeboats due to the snobbish attitudes of first class female passengers during a time of emergency.
@@itsrobb1188 thank you for confirming once again what I said.
That mansion is unbelievable. Why would someone tear it down! All the NY and Phillys old buildings are gone. The architect of those buildings, what a sight and what a shame to destroy those buildings.
My jaw dropped when you said it was demolished. So tragic
John Jacob Astor's wife (and child, I believe she was pregnant) survived the sinking of the Titanic, she did not want the house? Is she the one that sold it?
From Wiki. She never actually owned it after his death. And she re married 4 yrs after he died. "In his will, John Jacob Astor IV left his wife an outright sum of $100,000, the income from a trust fund of $5 million, and the use of the house on Fifth Avenue. Both of the latter provisions she would lose if she remarried."
@@PK-bh1ww Selfish even unto death.