1 West 123rd Street --- 31 Mt Morris Park West

VINDER AF LUCY G. MOSES PRESERVATION AWARD 2022

THE JOHN DWIGHT HOUSE – FORTIDEN ER PROLOGEN

NU NEDSAT MED NÆSTEN 1.000.000 $

Inspireret af McKim, Mead & White blev dette hus opført i 1890 i nyrenæssancestil af arkitekten Frank Hill Smith for John Dwight. Det blev opført under The Gilded Age (fra 1875 til 1900 eller 1910) og finansieret af hans bagepulverimperium, Arm and Hammer. Dette produkt dominerede markedet fra 1873 og frem og er stadig populært i dag. Frank Hill Smith var også maler og samarbejdede med William Morris Hunt i 1880’erne, hvilket muligvis forklarer hans optagethed af indretning og farver, som afspejles i det hus, vi ser i dag.

PRISBELØNNET HISTORISK RENOVERING

I løbet af deres ti år lange ejerskab engagerede de nuværende ejere den anerkendte arkitekt Samuel G. White, oldebarn af Stanford White, til at restaurere husets indretningselementer og oprindelige planløsning. Whites alsidige arkitektpraksis er defineret som »at kombinere historisk restaurering og adaptiv genanvendelse med nye designs i historiske omgivelser«, og dette hus udgjorde den perfekte palet. Blandt mange andre projekter har White moderniseret Stanford Whites Astor Court i Rhinebeck efter en lignende filosofi. Astor Court blev oprindeligt opført for John Jacob Astor IV og var inspireret af Grand Trianon i Versailles.

HJØRNEHUS MED EKSTRAORDINÆRT LYS

Da rækkehusene i New York typisk ligger side om side med facader mod nord og syd, er det ekstremt sjældent at finde et hjørnehus med lysindfald fra tre sider.

Dette hus vender mod vest, syd og øst og har rækker af enorme, kvadratiske vinduer samt hele fem fantastiske hjørnerum. De mange vinduer langs husets lange side fylder interiøret med en exceptionel mængde lys. Det rigelige lys forstærkes yderligere af fire ovale rum langs bygningens lange side, som også har store vinduespartier.

I alt har huset 52 store vinduer – et ekstraordinært antal. Få huse er så begunstigede med denne mængde naturligt lys.

PLANLØSNING

Kælder
Ca. 2.540 sq ft
Fire opbevaringsrum
Vinkælder
Gas-/målerrum
To fortovskældre
Vaskerum
Gæstetoilet
Målerrum
Kedelrum
Elevator-/maskinrum
Værksted/opbevaringsrum

Stueetage
Ca. 2.260 sq ft indvendigt, 795 sq ft udvendigt
Entré
Spisestue
Gæstetoilet
Gang
Køkken med spiseplads
Spisekammer
Bibliotek
Elevator
Indgang med dobbeltdør (ståldør og trædør)

Parterre-etage
Ca. 2.160 sq ft
Stor hall
Ovalt læseværelse + pejs
Gang
Bageste værelse
Bibliotek med ovenlys
Elevator
Salon + pejs

Tredje etage
Ca. 1.665 sq ft indvendigt, 495 sq ft udvendigt
Stor hall
Soveværelse/studieværelse + pejs
Terrasse
Fuldt badeværelse
Ovalt soveværelse + pejs
Elevator
Påklædningsværelse

Fjerde etage
Ca. 1.665 sq ft
Forværelse
Soveværelse/studieværelse + pejs
Påklædningsværelse
Fuldt badeværelse
Ovalt soveværelse + pejs
Elevator

Femte etage
Ca. 1.665 sq ft
Rum med ovenlys
Køkken og vaskerum
Påklædningsværelse
Fuldt badeværelse
Soveværelse/studieværelse + pejs
Ovalt soveværelse
Elevator

Bygning: 25 fod bred og 92 fod dyb
Grund: 25 fod bred og 100 fod dyb
Værelser: 15
Soveværelser: 6
Fulde badeværelser: 3
Gæstetoiletter: 2
To køkkener
To vaskerum
To sæt trapper
Elevator (ude af drift, kan restaureres) (original mekanik)

Med et samlet indvendigt bruttoareal på ca. 11.955 sq ft (inklusive kælderen på ca. 2.540 sq ft bruttoareal). Det samlede udvendige areal er ca. 1.290 sq ft, hvilket omfatter det udendørs areal foran huset og terrassen (det udvendige areal …

1 West 123rd Street --- 31 Mt Morris Park West

Winner of the 2022 LUCY G. MOSES PRESERVATION Award

THE JOHN DWIGHT HOUSE - PAST IS PROLOGUE

NOW REDUCED BY NEARLY $1,000,000

Following the lead of McKim, Mead & White, this house was built in 1890 in the neo-Renaissance Revival style by architect Frank Hill Smith for John Dwight. It was erected during The Gilded Age (from 1875 to 1900 or 1910), and financed by his baking soda empire, Arm and Hammer. This product dominated the market from 1873 onward and is still popular today. Frank Hill Smith was also a painter who collaborated with William Morris Hunt in the 1880s, which may account for his preoccupation with interior design and color, which is reflected in the house we see today.

AWARD WINNING HISTORIC RENOVATION

During their decade long ownership, the present owners engaged the illustrious architect, Samuel G. White, the great grandson of Stanford White, to restore the interior design elements and original floor plan of this house. The mission of White's varied architectural practice is defined as "combining historic restoration and adaptive reuse with new designs and historic settings" and this house offered the perfect palette. Among many other projects, White has modernized Stanford White's Astor Court in Rhinebeck with a similar philosophy. Astor Court was built originally built for John Jacob Astor IV and inspired by The Grand Trianon at Versailles.

CORNER HOUSE WITH EXCEPTIONAL LIGHT

As New York townhouses tend to be adjacent to each other facing north and south, finding a corner house with light on three sides is extremely rare.

This house faces west, south and east, with sets of huge square windows and an amazing five corner rooms. The numerous windows on the long side of the house infuse the interior with an exceptional amount of light. Further adding to the abundant light are four oval rooms on the long side of the building also with huge sets of windows.

In total, the house possesses 52 large windows, an extraordinary number. Few houses are so blessed with this amount of natural light.

LAYOUT

Basement
Approx. 2,540 SqFt
Four Storage Rooms
Wine Cellar
Gas/Meter Room
Two Sidewalk Vaults
Laundry Room
Powder Room
Meter Room
Boiler Room
Elevator/Mechanics Room
Workshop/Storage Room

Ground Floorr
Approx. 2,260 SqFt Interior, 795 SqFt Exterior
Entry Hall
Dining Room
Powder Room
Corridor
Eat-In Kitchen
Pantry
Library
Elevator
Double-Door Entrance (Steel Door and Wooden Door)

Parlor Floor
Approx. 2,160 SqFt
Large Hall
Oval Reading Room + Fireplace
Corridor
Back Room
Library with Skylight
Elevator
Drawing Room + Fireplace

Third Floor
Approx. 1,665 SqFt Interior, 495 SqFt Exterior
Large Hall
Bedroom/Study + Fireplace
Terrace
Full Bathroom
Oval Bedroom + Fireplace
Elevator
Dressing Room

Fourth Floor
Approx. 1,665 SqFt
Anteroom
Bedroom/Study + Fireplace
Dressing Room
Full Bathroom
Oval Bedroom + Fireplace
Elevator

Fifth Floor
Approx. 1,665 SqFt
Skylight Room
Kitchen and Laundry Room
Dressing Room
Full Bathroom
Bedroom / Study + Fireplace
Oval Bedroom
Elevator

Building: 25 FT Wide and 92 FT Depth
Lot: 25 FT Wide and 100 FT Depth
Rooms: 15
Bedrooms: 6
Full Bathrooms: 3
Powder Rooms: 2
Two Kitchens
Two Laundry Rooms
Two Sets of Staircases
Elevator (Non-functional, can be restored)(Original mechanics)

With a total Gross Interior Square Footage of Approx. 11,955 (including the Basement of Approx. 2,540 Gross Square Feet). The total Exterior space is approx. 1,290 Square Feet, this includes the front outdoor space and the terrace (the outdoor square footage