Old buildings of New York City, with some notes regarding their origin and occupants . , ^« »-»-« *-1 Astor Library ^^^-^HE Astor Library was founded in accordance€ J with the terms of a codicil to the will of the^^^ first John Jacob Astor. It was opened in1854. His son William B. Astor added a wing to theoriginal building (the present central portion) and pre-sented five hundred and fifty thousand dollars to thelibrary fund. In 1881 another wing was added by his grandson,John Jacob Astor. 43. The Langdon House ^^^:;^HIS house was usually called the Langdon? ^ J house, although it was never oc
Old buildings of New York City, with some notes regarding their origin and occupants . , ^« »-»-« *-1 Astor Library ^^^-^HE Astor Library was founded in accordance€ J with the terms of a codicil to the will of the^^^ first John Jacob Astor. It was opened in1854. His son William B. Astor added a wing to theoriginal building (the present central portion) and pre-sented five hundred and fifty thousand dollars to thelibrary fund. In 1881 another wing was added by his grandson,John Jacob Astor. 43. The Langdon House ^^^:;^HIS house was usually called the Langdon? ^ J house, although it was never occupied by the^^^ family of that name. ]Mr. Walter Langdonshouse, directly oi^nosite, was built much later. About1845 the first John Jacob Astor wished to j)resent hisdaughter, INIrs. Walter Langdon, with a city residenceand built this house for her during her absence built merely the shell of the house, and on his daugh-ters return gave her the sum of thirty thousand dollarsfor the 2^urpose of decorating it. Carte blanche wasgiven to a famous decorator of that day, and he pro-ceeded to finish it in a style hitherto unknown in the result was that in the end the cost of the interiorhad risen to sixty thousand dollars, considered a verylarge sum at that time. A great deal of attention waspaid to plaster and stucco ornamentation and most attractive feature of the liouse was the mainstaircase, which was made in England especially for thehouse. This staircas
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