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

DOBITNIK NAGRADE LUCY G. MOSES ZA OČUVANJE BAŠTINE ZA 2022. GODINU

KUĆA JOHN DWIGHT – PROŠLOST JE PROLOG

SADA SNIŽENO ZA GOTOVO 1.000.000 DOLARA

Slijedeći uzor McKima, Meada i Whitea, ovu je kuću 1890. godine u neorenesansnom stilu izgradio arhitekt Frank Hill Smith za Johna Dwighta. Izgrađena je tijekom pozlaćenog doba (od 1875. do 1900. ili 1910. godine), a financirana je njegovim carstvom sode bikarbone Arm & Hammer. Taj je proizvod dominirao tržištem od 1873. godine nadalje i još je uvijek popularan. Frank Hill Smith bio je i slikar koji je 1880-ih surađivao s Williamom Morrisom Huntom, što možda objašnjava njegovu zaokupljenost dizajnom interijera i bojama, vidljivu u kući kakvu danas poznajemo.

NAGRADOM OVJENČANA POVIJESNA OBNOVA

Tijekom svog desetljeća vlasništva sadašnji su vlasnici angažirali uglednog arhitekta Samuela G. Whitea, praunuka Stanforda Whitea, kako bi obnovio elemente dizajna interijera i izvorni tlocrt ove kuće. Misija Whiteove raznolike arhitektonske prakse definirana je kao „spajanje povijesne obnove i prenamjene s novim dizajnom u povijesnim okruženjima”, a ova je kuća predstavljala savršeno platno. Među brojnim drugim projektima, White je modernizirao Astor Court Stanforda Whitea u Rhinebecku, slijedeći sličnu filozofiju. Astor Court izvorno je izgrađen za Johna Jacoba Astora IV. i nadahnut je Velikim Trianonom u Versaillesu.

KUTNA KUĆA S IZVANREDNOM KOLIČINOM SVJETLA

Budući da su njujorške gradske kuće uglavnom jedna uz drugu i okrenute prema sjeveru i jugu, pronalazak kutne kuće s prirodnim svjetlom s tri strane iznimno je rijedak.

Ova je kuća okrenuta prema zapadu, jugu i istoku, s nizovima golemih četvrtastih prozora i nevjerojatnih pet kutnih prostorija. Brojni prozori na dužoj strani kuće ispunjavaju interijer iznimnom količinom svjetla. Obilju svjetla dodatno pridonose četiri ovalne prostorije na dužoj strani zgrade, također s golemim nizovima prozora.

Kuća ukupno ima 52 velika prozora, što je izvanredan broj. Malo je kuća koje su toliko obdarene prirodnim svjetlom.

TLOCRT

Podrum
Približno 2.540 četvornih stopa
Četiri spremišta
Vinski podrum
Prostorija s plinom i mjernim uređajima
Dva spremišta ispod nogostupa
Praonica
Toalet
Prostorija s mjernim uređajima
Kotlovnica
Prostorija za dizalo i mehaniku
Radionica/spremište

Prizemlje
Približno 2.260 četvornih stopa unutarnjeg prostora, 795 četvornih stopa vanjskog prostora
Ulazni hodnik
Blagovaonica
Toalet
Hodnik
Kuhinja s prostorom za blagovanje
Ostava
Knjižnica
Dizalo
Ulaz s dvostrukim vratima (čelična i drvena vrata)

Salon
Približno 2.160 četvornih stopa
Veliki hodnik
Ovalna čitaonica + kamin
Hodnik
Stražnja prostorija
Knjižnica sa staklenim krovom
Dizalo
Salon za primanje gostiju + kamin

Treći kat
Približno 1.665 četvornih stopa unutarnjeg prostora, 495 četvornih stopa vanjskog prostora
Veliki hodnik
Spavaća soba/radna soba + kamin
Terasa
Kupaonica
Ovalna spavaća soba + kamin
Dizalo
Garderoba

Četvrti kat
Približno 1.665 četvornih stopa
Predsoblje
Spavaća soba/radna soba + kamin
Garderoba
Kupaonica
Ovalna spavaća soba + kamin
Dizalo

Peti kat
Približno 1.665 četvornih stopa
Prostorija sa staklenim krovom
Kuhinja i praonica
Garderoba
Kupaonica
Spavaća soba/radna soba + kamin
Ovalna spavaća soba
Dizalo

Zgrada: širina 25 stopa i dubina 92 stope
Parcela: širina 25 stopa i dubina 100 stopa
Prostorije: 15
Spavaće sobe: 6
Kupaonice: 3
Toaleti: 2
Dvije kuhinje
Dvije praonice
Dva stubišta
Dizalo (nefunkcionalno, može se obnoviti) (izvorni mehanizmi)

Ukupna bruto unutarnja površina iznosi približno 11.955 četvornih stopa (uključujući podrum od približno 2.540 bruto četvornih stopa). Ukupna vanjska površina iznosi približno 1.290 četvornih stopa, što uključuje prednji vanjski prostor i terasu (ukupna vanjska površina

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