Marshall Orme Wilson House
The Marshall Orme Wilson House is a mansion at 3 East 64th Street on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City. It is part of the Upper East Side Historic District, designated by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission in 1981.
History
In 1900,
The house was in close proximity to the other Astor family residences, including the twin home of Carrie's mother Mrs. Astor and Carrie's brother, John Jacob Astor IV (and his wife, the former Ava Lowle Willing), which was around the corner on the northeast corner of Fifth and 65th (at 841 and 840 Fifth Avenue) in a mansion designed by Richard Morris Hunt. The Wilson's son, Orme Wilson Jr., lived down the street at 11 East 64th Street.
Carrie died on September 13, 1948, at the age of 87. Three months later, on December 12, the New York Times reported that "The big town house of the late Mrs. Orme Wilson at 3 East 64th Street has been purchased by the Government of India as headquarters for its diplomatic representatives in New York."[1] After it was bought by the Government of India, it came to be known as New India House and, in 1952, interior alterations occurred, designed by William Lescaze. The building is currently the seat of the Consulate General of India.
Architecture
The
The first floor has square-headed windows with splayed
References
- ^ "MANSION TO HOUSE INDIA DIPLOMATS; East Sixty-fourth Street Home of Late Mrs. Orme Wilson Bought for Consulate". The New York Times. December 12, 1948. p. 6. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
Further reading
- Kathrens, Michael C. (2005). Great Houses of New York, 1880-1930. New York: Acanthus Press. p. 131. ISBN 978-0-926494-34-3.
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