Leonard Jerome Mansion - about the late 19th century
The historic Leonard Jerome Mansion on the corner of Madison Avenue and East 26th Street, facing the Madison Square Park. Undated photograph by George P. Hall & Son, which operated in Manhattan from 1886 through about 1914. Source: New-York Historical Society.
The Leonard Walter Jerome Mansion at 32 East 26th Street, was built from 1859 to 1865 by Sir Winton Churchill's maternal grandfather. Architect Thomas R. Jackson designed the mansion. Continue below...
In 1867, the Jerome moved to Brooklyn and leased the mansion to the Union League Club. The building was then renovated, the first floor dedicated to reception, with a reading room, art gallery, billiard room and a bar. The second floor had a lecture and meeting room and private dining rooms. The mansard roof was removed in 1875 and a new floor was added. The Union League Club left in 1883 and building was leased to the University Club. Later, the mansion housed the Manhattan Club. The Madison Square Apartments was erected at 37 Madison Avenue in 1904, adjoining the mansion. Both, hotel and mansion, were demolished about 1969 replaced by the 41 Madison Avenue, a 42-story tower completed in 1974.
Leonard Jerome Mansion - about the late 19th century
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