COLLECTION NAME:
The Landmarks Preservation Commission Designation Photo Collection
Record
Landmark Name:
Metropolitan Museum Historic District
LP Number:
LP-00955
Landmark Type:
Historic District
Designation Date:
9/20/1977
Image Type:
Designation Photos
Image Description:
South Side (Even)
Address:
2 East 79th Street
BIN:
1041894
BBL:
1013930069
Borough:
Manhattan
Block:
1393
Lot:
69
Architect or Builder:
C. P. H. Gilbert (architect), Harvey Murdock (builder)
Owner or Developer:
Issac D. Fletcher
Style Primary:
Francois I
Style Secondary:
Gothic
Material Primary:
Limestone Ashlar
Material Secondary:
Wrought Iron
Material Tertiary:
Dark Brick
Material Quaternary:
Slate
Use Original:
Residential, single-family
Building Type:
Mansion
Notes:
In 1955, No. 2 became the Ukrainian Institute of America.
File Name:
LP0955_037_2E79thSt.jpg
Metropolitan Museum Historic District
