Showing posts with label Hunt and Hunt. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hunt and Hunt. Show all posts

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

'Mortemar'

 'Mortemar', the Richard Mortimer estate designed by Hunt & Hunt between 1890-1900 in Tuxedo Park, New York.  Click HERE for more on 'Mortemar' which has since been demolished.



Photos from House & Garden, 1905.

Wednesday, December 5, 2012

The Augusta E. Stetson Residence

The Augusta Emma Stetson residence designed by Hunt & Hunt c. 1905 at 7 West 96th Street in New York City.  Stetson helped organize the First Church of Christ, Scientist in NYC in 1887 under direction from Mary Baker Eddy, founder of Christian Science, and helped finance the construction of the First Church at the corner of Central Park West and West 96th Street c. 1899.  Her house was built behind the church itself, a piece of which can be seen on the right side of the photograph.  In 1909 she was excommunicated on charges of insubordination and false teachings.  Stetson died in 1928 and the residence was demolished and replaced with an apartment house in 1930.  Click HERE to see the First Church on google street view.

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

The William J. Schieffelin Residence

The William Jay Schieffelin residence designed by Richard Howland Hunt of Hunt & Hunt c. 1900 at 5 East 66th Street in New York City.  Schieffelin was married to Maria Louise Vanderbilt Shepard and the residence was built by Maria's mother Margaret.  Since the 1940s the house has operated as the Lotos Club.  Click HERE for more on the Scheffelin residence.  Click HERE to see the house on google street view.  Photo from Architectural Record, 1902.

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

The 69th Regiment Armory

 The 69th Regiment Armory designed by Hunt & Hunt c. 1906 at 68 Lexington Avenue between East 25th and 26th Streets in New York City.  The building is home to the 69th Infantry Regiment.  Click HERE and HERE for more on the 69th Regiment Armory.



Photos from The Brickbuilder, 1908.

Saturday, May 12, 2012

'Mortemar'

 'Mortemar', the Richard Mortimer estate designed by Richard Howland Hunt of Hunt & Hunt and begun in the 1890s and enlarged over the following ten years in Tuxedo Park, New York.  Mortimer was the brother of Stanley Mortimer of 'Roslyn House' in Old Westbury, New York.  'Mortemar' has since been demolished but stood HERE, the driveway having been converted to Butternut Road.  There appears to be some sort of garden ruin at the location but the view on bing is poor.





Photos from Architecture, 1903 and Architectural Record, 1905.