The Upper East Side Carnegie Hill Historic District Walking Tour
This tour features the architecture & history of the Carnegie Hill Historic District - which at the turn of last century was part of a neighborhood on the Upper East Side once known as Millionaire's Mile.
The Walking Tour Of The Past and Present Features:
A walk through the Carnegie Hill Historic District starting at E. 97 St and ending on E. 86 St. -
between 5 Ave and Lexington Ave.- included are interesting pictures and stories that will help
join us with the neighborhoodıs past. Each participant will be given an itinerary with 19 stops -
18 New York City landmarks and 6 national landmarks. All Stops Are Fully Discussed
Some highlights in 2 hour tour:
- Saint Nicholas Rusisan Orthodox Cathedral and much more
- The Lucy Dahlgren Mansion
- The Livingston Mansion
- The Ogden Codman Mansion
- The Mrs. Amory S. Carhart Mansion
- The Edith and Earnest Fabbri Mansion
- William and Dorothy Whitney Straight Mansion
- Frank Lloyd Wright And The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
- The National Academy Of Design - Archer and Anna Hyatt Huntington Mansion
- Andrew Carnegie And His Mansion
- Felix M. Warburg Mansion
- James A. & Florence Vanderbilt Burden Mansion
- John Henry & Emily Vanderbilt Sloan Hammond Mansion
- John B. & Caroline Trevor Mansion
- Harriet S. Clark Mansion
- George L. McAlpin Mansion
- Otto Kahn Mansion
- John Purroy Mitchell Memorial (New York City's youngest mayor)>
- landmark remnant of the Squadron A Armory
- A row of Romanesque Revival Row Houses
- The Church of the Heavenly Rest
- The Stele commerates William Thomas Stead
Some highlights included in the 3 hour tour:
- Landmark wood frame homes from the mid 19th century
- A Neo Federal Urban Complex of 3 landmark mansions
- Virginia Graham Vanderbilt Mansion
- William Goodley and Florence Baker Loew Mansion
- "Night Presence IV" by Louise Nevelson
- the block & address wher the Marx Brothers lived and more
About three hours long or a shor two hour version
Meet At: Northwest Corner of E. 97 St. & 5 Ave.
#6 train to E. 96 St./Lexington Ave.
Escorted by Alfred Pommer a college graduate,
an informative native New Yorker and a Licensed New York City Guide, who has spent over
19 years researching, creating and giving walking tours in Manhattan's many diverse neighborhoods.
Interested in a private walking tour ?
Call: (212) 979-2388 for details www.nycwalk.com
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