The
Louis Stern residence designed by
Schickel & Ditmars c. 1887 at 993 Fifth Avenue in
New York City. Stern was a founding member of
Stern Brothers, dry goods merchants. His brother Isaac lived in a Schickel & Ditmars designed residence down the block at 858 Fifth Avenue seen
HERE. Stern was arrested in
Kissingen, Germany in August 1895, charged with "insulting Baron von Thuengen, Deputy Commissioner of the Spa" and sentenced to 14 days in jail and a $7,000 fine. Stern had tried to bring his son into the Kur Garden where children under 15 were not permitted and was stopped by the Deputy who did not believe his son to be of appropriate age. Words were exchanged and Stern resisted arrest.
He promptly left Bavaria after his conviction in order to avoid serving his sentence. An attempt at obtaining a pardon was refused. The Stern residence was razed in 1929 and replaced with an apartment building with the same address.
Photos from
Architecture, 1901.
8 comments:
So modern to have one master bedroom with two bathrooms! The Sterns must have been like bunnies.
Lotta razzle and dazzle in those interiors
Incredible conservatory fountain and stained glass windows. Would love those carved figurine brackets on each side of the library fireplace and at the rooms entry. Can only imagine how little was salavged when this home was demolished in 1929.
The NYTimes article says that the Stern place was razed along with 11 other residences to be replaced with 4 new apartment buildings.
The turnover in NYC between 1929-1931 probably rivals c. 1964.
Except for the quality of the apartment buildings---29-31 saw far better ones than 64.
Very nice floor plan; but I can't figure out the photograph of the entry hall -- it doesn't seem to match up to any place on the ground floor; note the stairs are reflected in the mirrored doors. I guess we'll never know.
VERY NICE FLOOR PLAN INDEED. The photo of the stairs appears exactly as the first floor plan depicts, full height columns define the opening into the grand stair hall directly off the main hall, glass doors on the left open into the dining room vestibule, doors on the right open directly into the drawing room.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nypl/3523617581/sizes/o/in/set-72157618018834234/
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