The Henry Phipps House was a
mansion located on 1063 Fifth Avenue in the
Upper East Side
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in
Manhattan
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,
New York City
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.
It was constructed for
Henry Phipps Henry Phipps may refer to:
* Henry Carnegie Phipps (1879–1953), sportsman and financier
* Henry Phipps Jr. (1839–1930), entrepreneur and major philanthropist
* Henry Phipps, 1st Earl of Mulgrave
General Henry Phipps, 1st Earl of Mulgrave, ...
and demolished after his death in 1930. The entire marble facade was however stripped and shipped off by his widow to their daughter Amy's country estate “Templeton” to a field in
Brookville, New York.
Parts of the marble were later repurposed to renovate "Templeton" in 2013.
References
Further reading
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External links
Daytonian in Manhattan: The Lost Henry Phipps Mansion -- 5th Avenue and 87th Street
Fifth Avenue
Upper East Side
Houses in Manhattan
Demolished buildings and structures in Manhattan
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