The Caroline Ladd Pratt House is a mansion at 229 Clinton Avenue,

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, New York, United States. It was formerly known as the Frederic B. Pratt House, as it was built for him as the family home with his wife Caroline Ladd Pratt. Completed in 1898, it was designed by architects Babb, Cook and Willard in a neo-Georgian style. Caroline Ladd Pratt survived her husband. She bequeathed the mansion to the

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, which the family had long supported. Today it is used as the residence of the college president. In 2017, Matiz Architecture and Design completed a restoration project that addressed many facade and window elements, bringing the historic residence back to its more elegant appearance. The exterior trellis was also restored.

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Houses completed in 1898 1898 establishments in New York City Babb, Cook and Willard buildings Houses in Brooklyn Colonial Revival architecture in New York (state) Pratt Institute {{Brooklyn-struct-stub