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Inside One Of The Last Remaining Gilded Age Mansions In New York City Which Is On Sale For $49.9 Million
One of the last remaining Gilded Age mansions in New York City is for sale for $49.9 million.
The 16,000-square-foot home — the only fully restored Stanford White-designed mansion on Fifth Avenue — has seven levels and looks out over Central Park and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Listed by Carrie Chiang, Andres Perea-Garzon, and Lesley Schulhof of the Corcoran Group, the home has been updated to bring its historic grandeur into the 21st century. One addition is a new "entertaining kitchen" to replace the original trellis room.
Take a look inside this historic Gilded Age mansion.
[The front facade of 973 Fifth Avenue. Will Ellis/DDReps for Corcoran]
The front facade of 973 Fifth Avenue. Will Ellis/DDReps for Corcoran The home is located at 973 Fifth Avenue, which is near the corner of Fifth Avenue and 79th Street in Manhattan. It occupies 25 feet of prestigious Fifth Avenue real estate.
Henry H. Cook, the original commissioner of the building, hired the architectural firm of McKim, Mead, and White to lead the project.
Construction on the building began in 1902 and was completed in 1907, two years after Cook's death in 1905.
There are only a few Beaux-Arts-style mansions still remaining in New York City.
[The mansion's limestone flooring and fireplaces have been restored to their original grandeur. Will Ellis/DDReps for Corcoran]
In the decades following the Gilded Age — and amid financial challenges and changing tastes and values — many of the largest mansions in New York City were torn down or repurposed.
Co-listing agent Andres Perea-Garzon of Corcoran told Mansion Global that this home is one of only five mansions designed by Stanford White still in existence in New York City.
Of those, only two — including this one — are single-family townhouses in Manhattan.
[The home has been updated to attract a modern buyer. Will Ellis/DDReps for Corcoran]
After its current owners purchased it in 2012, the home underwent a multiyear restoration project.
The renovated morning kitchen, pictured above, has a Carrara marble waterfall island that reflects more modern trends.
The home has also been updated to reflect 21st-century living, with upgrades like a "modernized" elevator and nine restored wood-burning fireplaces, per the listing.
[The limestone staircase has been fully restored. Will Ellis/DDReps for Corcoran]
Despite the upgrades, the home has retained its Gilded Age grandeur.
Many of the home's most impressive features, including its limestone flooring and staircase with a wrought-iron railing, have been restored to their original condition.
[The mansion has 11 bedrooms and 10 bathrooms. Will Ellis/DDReps for Corcoran]
The mansion, which spans over 16,000 square feet and has 11 bedrooms, seven full bathrooms, and three half-baths, was cut from its original price of $72.5 million in 2023, The New York Post reported.
[This parlor features a working fireplace and floor-to-ceiling windows. Will Ellis/DDReps for Corcoran]
One living space features crown molding and floor-to-ceiling windows.
The home embodies upper-crust living with a climate-controlled wine cellar, a steam room, a linen room, and a silver and jewelry vault.
To see more photos of the historic Gilded Age mansion, head to Business Insider.
