Lenox Hill in Manhattan in New York County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Landmarks of New York

Photographed By Michael Herrick, May 19, 2010

1. Landmarks of New York Marker

Inscription.
Carrère & Hastings designed this structure of late French Renaissance style. It was built in 1894 and cited by the Society of Architectual Historians and the Municipal Art Society in 1957 for its architectual significance.

Erected 1957 by The New York Community Trust.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Landmarks • Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1894.

Location. 40° 46.335′ N, 73° 57.971′ W. Marker is in Manhattan, New York, in New York County. It is in Lenox Hill. Marker is on East 72nd Street near 5th Avenue, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 9 East 72nd Street, New York NY 10021, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Richard Morris Hunt (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Kerbs Memorial Boathouse (about 700 feet away); The Pilgrim (about 700 feet away); Eleanor Roosevelt (approx. 0.2 miles away); Hans Christian Andersen Monument (approx. 0.2 miles away); 9/11 Children's Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Mary Harriman Rumsey Playground (approx. 0.2 miles away); Spanish Institute (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Manhattan.

Regarding Landmarks of New York.

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Located in New York's prestigious Upper East Side, 9 East 72nd Street was built as a single-family home for Henry T. Sloane, the son of the founder of W. & J. Sloane, purveyor of fine furnishing to the wealthy. It is 25,000 square feet in size with five stories. 7 East 72nd Street (to its left), at five stories and 18,000 square feet, was built in 1899 for Oliver Gould Jennings, director of the National Fuel Gas Company. In the 1960s, the two buildings were joined and housed a private preschool and elementary school. 9 was recently sold separately from 7 and is undergoing renovation as a private home.

Henry T. Sloane's first mansion was conveyed to the then Mrs. Sloane in 1898, a month before their separation and scandalous divorce (she remarried five hours after the divorce decree!). Less than a year later, Sloane took back the house and its contents to avoid them being sold to cover the debts and overdue taxes incurred by his former wife. The house and contents were valued at $450,000 in 1899.

In consolation, Sloane completed another mansion a few blocks away in 1905.

Also see . . .
1. The Sloane Mansion - 9 East 72nd Street. "Daytonian in Manhattan" entry. (Submitted on April 11, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

2. Henry T. Sloane. Wikipedia biography. (Submitted on April 11, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Henry T. Sloane Home image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Michael Herrick, May 19, 2010

2. Henry T. Sloane Home

The Sloane building is on the right (4 windows wide). The Oliver Gould Jennings house (2 windows wide) is on the left.
The marker is to the left of the entrance in the center of the photo.
Construction equipment, behind a fence, prevented a vew of the street level.

Henry T. Sloane image. Click for full size.

from Wikipedia, 1898

3. Henry T. Sloane

Credits. This page was last revised on January 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 23, 2010, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 884 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 23, 2010, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. 3. submitted on April 11, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.