Joseph Raphael De Lamar House

Manhattan, United States

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At 233 Madison Avenue in Manhattan's Murray Hill neighborhood stands the Joseph Raphael De Lamar House, a five-story Beaux-Arts mansion completed in 1905 and designed by architect C. P. H. Gilbert for the wealthy Joseph Raphael De Lamar. The facade features rusticated stonework, balconies, and a mansard roof, with the 37th Street elevation distinguished by two projecting pavilions flanking a recessed center section. Constructed with a steel superstructure and originally equipped with five elevators, the mansion was lavishly appointed with communal spaces including a ballroom, gallery, and music room on the second floor, along with a gymnasium on the fifth story. After De Lamar's death in 1918, the house served as headquarters for the National Democratic Club for fifty years before being purchased by the Republic of Poland in 1973, when it became the Consulate General of Poland in New York City. Now designated a New York City landmark and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the mansion retains its original decorative features despite interior renovations undertaken in the 1990s and 2000s.

Architect

Charles Pierrepont Henry Gilbert

Movement

Beaux-Arts

Built: 1905
Type: mansion
Heritage: New York City Landmark, National Register of Historic Places listed place
Place: Manhattan, United States

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