Inside the Lost Oakleigh Thorne Manhattan Mansion
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ก.พ. 2025
- Dive into the extraordinary life of Oakleigh Thorne, the man who mastered everything from politics to industry. This episode of 'This House' hosted by Ken takes you on a mesmerizing journey through Thorne's luxurious mansion, his revolutionary business ventures, and his unparalleled legacy. From his role in the Panic of 1907 to his unique contributions to the railroad industry and urban development, discover how this old money heir transformed himself into a titan of industry and a pioneer in American history.
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Love this one, I think my favourite NYC house on this channel. So far. Thanks for showing the floor plan. So grand, only one room wide. Beautiful symmetrical facade. What a shame such a place is gone.
Great video. Nice to hear about a good man who was also a tycoon of business. You always go for the "rare qualities" of each project and you never let the quality slip. Thanks for your diligence.
I love the antechamber winding stairs that start out open and curve up into an enclosed stairway! I love enclosed, winding stairs. I'm always pointing them out. I don't know why they intrigue me so much, but they do! Wish we could see the secret/servants passages!
Thank you Ken! Thorne was a fascinating man! I've seen their Millbrook estate many times!
An amazing man. Thank you for all your work to produce these videos
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I worked for a catering company in the eighties in Montecito and remember quite well a large event at this estate. I had never seen a more beautiful home.
Thanks Ken for sharing another interesting video!!! 👍👍🎄
The intelligence and business ventures of this man are what would would be called "great wealth" by me: what an multi-talented .person. While the home is incredible, the restraint and simplicity of his grave stone and the Park Avenue home's exterior speak to a very self-effacing man. Timeless...thank you.
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It never ceases to amaze me that no one goes in-depth about the lighting or the fireplaces which are Not burning wood!!
What a stunning house. The architecture was so clean, neoclassic-inspired and restrained in a day that worshipped the overly ornate. Too bad this house wasn’t cherished and preserved like the Frick Mansion so similar in timelessness and good taste.
His mansion in Manhattan is so elegant and tasteful. Clean and simple. The lay out so modest compare to many. Sad that a wrecking ball took it down. Because that place can show a person how humble one can be when one is in tune with thier roots no matter how rich they became. 😊
Thorndale is beautiful and much more up my alley than the NYC house. I did like the library, though, and the coffered ceiling was fantastic.
Very nice video.
Oddly enough, my favourite room would be the 2 coat rooms with lavatories just off the entry, what a great place to get ready before actually entering the house.
Great little short episode. I'm looking forward to seeing the California house. Why is a room called an antichamber instead of a stair hall? Are they the same thing or are they different? Thanks!
Great question! This might have been done at the architect’s discretion. The term usually refers to a smaller room leading to a larger room (in lieu of a hallway). The Thorne’s most likely used the Antechamber as an extension of their drawing room/dining room while entertaining.
Good video
So he wasn't a Thorne in anyone's side?? I find that hard to believe.
I was glad to hear that someone in that position left some of their assets to churches.
Yes, the Almighty is bad with his finances. He's always broke.
@@garryferrington811 John 8:44
My kind of man!!!
I love love love floorplans!
And he had gorgeous eyes! :o)
wow i heard you say wrecking ball. so sad. So few bldgs are still around.
It’s disgusting how so many buildings and homes were destroyed ie the singer building etc
I don't see any shortage of buildings. There's lots of buildings.
1:57 The house immediately to the right of the Thorne Mansion, with its soaring bank of windows still stands, virtually unchanged. 105 - 107 E. 73rd Street.
Unlike today, the grand mansions of the very rich had small bathrooms and closets. Today even the middle class want closets that would astound someone like Thorne. People bathed but rarely showered. It looks like Thorne's mansion did not have an elevator? Lots of stair climbing to keep you in shape.
It might depend upon when practical showers were invented. For example, the flush toilet was invented in England but didn't become generally popular in the US until after the first World War.
Houses are being built larger so the builders can make more money.
As always, an excellent video. Oakleigh and (probably) his wife had taste! The drawing room and dining rooms are described as old rooms from France on the floor plan. Around 1910 was the height of the importation of whole antique rooms from Europe - these would have been sold (recycled) when the Thorne house was demolished; they were too valuable to just toss. The dining room isn't art nouveau - it's entirely Louis XV / rococo period and style. There may be some later, fake furniture here, but it can take an expert to know fake from period furniture, even up close.
We're all jealous of these places
Skinny house!
After hearing the number of mansions clad in Indiana stone I’m surprised the state of Indiana didn’t fall into the an empty pit .
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Cup of Tea and get cozy, it is a delicious watch.
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I amazed that they spent so much money on that mansion only to live there for three years.
Something so grand for being so narrow
I’m surprised you didn’t tell us when and how the house was demolished. 5:36
According to one source, it was torn down in 1946 BUT salvage started beforehand. I didn’t include the date for this one because the history is a little hairy on when exactly the house became an empty husk.
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I often wonder whether, in today's business sector with its fully justified rules and regulations, any of these 'golden age' tycoons would have stood any chance of success. Frankly, I very much doubt it, calling into question the ethics of their wealth accumulation.
Really? Maybe the ethics of banks following every major war for this country should be examined by you; maybe the continuous abuse of the anti-trust laws should be detailed! You are not very aware of the American business scene. Here's a vile ethical business man to follow: Trump. Examine the so-called "insurance companies"; look at the big pharma drug-pricing - come on, whose ethics are you questioning??!!
You're probably not aware of this, but there are very wealthy people even today.
@@garryferrington811 Ha! Point taken. 😉
Wow, Elon Musk would have been second banana to this guy. What a dynamo he was!
No bathrooms?
Yeah! Angus is where it's at!
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This building is less ghastly than most of its contemporaries, though the interiors are still overdone and stifling. To think his wealth, as true of so many in the gilded age, was built upon the backs and labor of the poor, is only somewhat mitigated by his philanthropy.
Poughkeepsie = poo kip see
Except that he would have been too busy to pay me any attention!!
These are great stories about the Gilded Age mansions in NY, but the computer generated voice telling this story is terrible! It is talking too fast, and the articulation is not precise enough, which makes some of the wording difficult to understand! I did not enjoy this one at all!
I am a real person, this is my voice. 🤷
ONE MORE HORRIBLE DEMOLITION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BUT YOU DIDN'T SAY WHAT HAPPENED TO THE SECOND HOUSE WHERE HE GOT INVOLVED WITH COWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!