National Register of Historic Places

Houses at 1026-1028 Fifth Ave.

New York, New York County, New York
Listed
February 12, 1999
Type
District
Period
Pre Contact
Ref No.
99000197

About this property

Marymount School of New York is an American college preparatory, independent, Catholic day school for girls located on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City, New York. It was founded by Mother Marie Joseph Butler in 1926 as part of a network of schools directed by the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary. The school enrolls students in nursery through class XII. Founded by Mother Marie Joseph Butler in 1926, Marymount School is part of a network of schools directed by the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary (RSHM). The RSHM was established in 1849 in Béziers, France, by Père Gailhac and Mère St. Jean. They expanded their ministry to the United States in 1877. Mother Butler purchased the Florence Vanderbilt estate at 1028 Fifth Avenue in 1926 and founded Marymount School of New York. The adjoining Pratt mansion at 1027 Fifth Avenue was acquired in 1936, and the school expanded to the Dunlevy Milbank property at 1026 in 1950. The three turn-of-the-century Beaux-Arts buildings at Houses at 1026–1028 Fifth Avenue occupy approximately half the block between 83rd and 84th Streets on Fifth Avenue. The Lower and Lower Middle Schools (Nursery-Class V) are housed at 1026–1028 Fifth Avenue at 84th Street. These buildings were built in 1901 by architect C. P. H. Gilbert and the architectural firm Van Vleck & Goldsmith. The buildings were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999 as the Houses at 1026–1028 Fifth Avenue; the listing included three contributing buildings. 1026 and 1027 were designed by Van Vleck & Goldsmith; 1028 was designed by Gilbert. Joseph Van Vleck (1876–1942) and Goldwin Goldsmith were architectural partners. Stella Araneta – Colombian-Filipino pageant director and beauty queen Pelin Batu – Turkish author, actress, historian, and television personality Architectural essay on buildings at 84th and Fifth Avenue.

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1026-1028 Fifth Ave.
New York, New York County, New York
40.77995, -73.96130

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When was Houses at 1026-1028 Fifth Ave. listed on the National Register?

Houses at 1026-1028 Fifth Ave. was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 12, 1999.

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Houses at 1026-1028 Fifth Ave. is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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