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15 de may. de 2024 · The Schermerhorn Building, a New York City Landmark, at 376-380 Lafayette Street stands on the original site of the Schermerhorn mansion built in 1888-1889 by Henry J. Hardenbergh, architect of...
14 de may. de 2024 · Caroline’s grandfather Peter Schermerhorn was a merchant trader and like his contemporary, the original John Jacob Astor, invested heavily in real estate. The largest real estate project...
Hace 5 días · Dubbed “Clark’s Folly,” the William A. Clark mansion at 960 Fifth Avenue at the more northern end of Millionaire’s Row cost an astonishing $6 million to build at the time, or about $150 ...
8 de may. de 2024 · Caroline Schermerhorn Astor, renowned as a matriarch of New York’s high society during the late 19th century, exerted profound influe nce over the city’s elite circles. While she did not have biological children of her own, Caroline assumed the role of stepmother to the children of her husband, William Backhouse Astor Jr.
Hace 5 días · After William Astor's death, the site passed first to his widow Caroline Schermerhorn Astor, then to their son John Jacob Astor IV. [12] John Jacob Astor IV was a co-owner of the original Waldorf-Astoria Hotel at Fifth Avenue and 34th Street; his great-grandfather John Jacob Astor had built one of the first modern hotels in the world, the Astor House in Lower Manhattan, in 1836. [13]
6 de may. de 2024 · Excepto quizás para recrearlo digitalmente: en una pantalla cercana, una ilusión animada del "fantasma de Pepper" que tardó nueve meses en perfeccionarse muestra al vestido bailando. El vestido fue donado por familiares de Caroline Schermerhorn Astor, interpretada en "The Gilded Age" de HBO por Donna Murphy. SONIDO DE TAFETÁN DE SEDA
29 de abr. de 2024 · When John Jacob Astor IV was born to William Astor and Caroline Webster Schermerhorn in 1864, the Astor name was already well-respected in high society, and the family's fortune was one of the ...
