ỌGỌDỤ OGE ỌLAEDO

Oge e ji nnukwu ụlọ mara na New York dị ihe dị ka afọ 50, malite mgbe e meghere Vanderbilt House na 1882, ma n’echiche, kwụsị n’afọ ndị mbụ sochiri Oké Ndakpọ Akụ na Ụba. Otú ọ dị, echiche ndị bụ isi kpatara e ji wuo ụlọ ndị a gara n’ihu ruo ogologo oge karị. Ihe kpatara ya bụ na ihe fọrọ nke nta ka ọ bụrụ ndị na-ese ụkpụrụ ụlọ niile a ma ama na New York gara L’École des Beaux-Arts na Paris, ebe ha mụtara otú e si emepụtaghachi ụdị ụkpụrụ ụlọ dị iche iche nke Europe.

ỌMARỊCHA ỤLỌ SITE N’OGE ỌLAEDO

Ụlọ nnukwu a dị ịtụnanya, nke obosara ya bụ fịit 30, nwere ọkwa asatọ n’ozuzu ya—ọkwa isii dị n’elu ala, na ọkwa abụọ dị n’okpuru ala—ebe ime ya gbasara ihe karịrị square fịit 16,000, yana oghere anọ dị n’èzí nke edobere nke ọma, na-agbakwunye square fịit 2,000 ọzọ n’èzí. E mere ya nwee igwe mbuli mmadụ abụọ pụrụ iche, ọnụ ụlọ 30, ebe ọkụ osisi 9, nke ọ bụla nwere mantel mbụ mara mma nke ukwuu, ime ụlọ ihi ụra 19, ụlọ ịsa ahụ zuru ezu 8 na ọkara ụlọ ịsa ahụ 2. N’ihi na o sitere n’echiche nke Oge Ọlaedo, o nwekwara ihe ọhụrụ nke oge a. Ọdịdị ihu ụlọ ahụ fọrọ nke nta ka ọ ghara ịgbanwe kemgbe emechara ya na 1932, ọ nọkwala n’aka otu ndị nwe ya ruo ihe karịrị ọkara narị afọ.

IHE NKETA LIVINGSTON

Na 1686, Robert Livingston Okenye natara ala dị hectare 160,000 n’okpuru Eze George nke Mbụ; na 1715, ala ahụ ghọrọ Livingston Manor n’ógbè a maara taa dị ka Columbia County na steeti New York.

John Livingston Redmond, onye si n’aka nne ya bụrụ onye sitere kpọmkwem n’agbụrụ Robert Livingston, bụ onye wuru nnukwu ụlọ a. Ọ gụsịrị akwụkwọ na Mahadum Harvard na 1911 n’ọmụmụ ụkpụrụ ụlọ, ma o tinyere ndụ ya n’ihe omume ebere.

ỌGWỤNGWU KACHA MMA MAKA ÌHÈ

Maka ebe obibi ya na New York, John Livingston Redmond họọrọ akụkụ ugwu nke E. 70th St., n’etiti Park Avenue na Lexington Avenue, n’ihi na ọ ghọtara nnukwu uru ndị nwe ala abụọ mepụtara na 1859. Ndị nwe ala ahụ chịkọtara mmepe nke ngọngọ ahụ ma kwuo na owuwu niile a ga-eme n’ọdịnihu n’akụkụ ugwu ga-alaghachi azụ n’ebe dị mita 3.05 zuru ezu, “ka ọ bụrụ nke nweere onwe ya ruo mgbe ebighị ebi, nke a na-agaghịkwa eji.”

Oghere a agbakwunyere na-eme ka ìhè na-asọba n’ime nnukwu ụlọ ndị dị n’akụkụ ugwu nke okporo ụzọ ahụ.

Ọ DỊGHỊ NGWỌ ỌZỌ N’AKỤKỤ UPPER EAST SIDE NKE NWERE NJAMBA PỤRỤ ICHE A

Kemgbe 1939, Fortune Magazine kpọrọ ya “ikekwe ngọngọ ụlọ obibi kacha maa mma na New York City,” aha ọma nke ka dị ruo taa.

Ndị na-ese ụkpụrụ ụlọ pụrụ iche gbakọrọ n’ime ngọngọ a, nke mere ka Paul Goldberger, n’akwụkwọ ya bụ NEW YORK: The City Observed, kọwaa ya dịka “nwere nguzozi zuru oke n’etiti ịdị iche iche nke onye ọ bụla na nhazi zuru oke.”

Ọdịdị okporo ụzọ a mara mma nyekwara ngọngọ ahụ uru pụrụ iche—ọtụtụ mmadụ na-eche na ọ hà n’uru na ngọngọ ndị dị n’etiti Fifth Avenue na Madison Avenue.

IWU NNỤNỤKỤ ỤLỌ AHỤ

Jonathan Livingston Redmond were Frederick Rhinelander King n’ọrụ, onye ọzọ gụsịrị akwụkwọ na L’École des Beaux-Arts, ma jiri nlezianya rụọ ọrụ iji mee ka ihe ọ mụtara ebe ahụ kwekọọ n’echiche ndị America.

Ọ bụrụ na ndị Rom mere ka njiko okirikiri zuo oke, onye na-ese ụkpụrụ ụlọ a webatara njiko ahụ n’ime ụlọ ma jiri ya mee isiokwu bụ isi. Njiko ndị a na-enyere aka imepụta oghere dị egwu jupụtara n’ìhè, nke na-echetara ebube oge gboo ma na-ejikọta ọnụ ụlọ dị iche iche n’ụzọ mara mma.

NNỤNỤKỤ ỤLỌ AHỤ

N’ọkwa mbata, ọnụ ụzọ mbata ahụ dị fịit 12 na sentimita 6, ọ na-agafe n’okpuru njiko gaa n’ụlọ ngosi sara mbara nke dị fịit 13 na sentimita 10, nke nwere ọnụ ụlọ n’akụkụ ugwu na n’akụkụ ndịda; nke ọ bụla nwere elu ụlọ dị fịit 13 na sentimita 10, yana nnukwu steepụ na-arịgo ruo n’ọkwa ụlọ nnabata. Ọnụ ụlọ dị n’akụkụ ugwu bụ ụlọ iri nri ukwu mbụ, nke nwere ọdịdị oval ma nwee windo atọ dị fịit 11 na sentimita 6. Ụlọ ịnọ ọdụ ukwu dị n’akụkụ ndịda nwere windo dị fịit 8 na sentimita 2 na elu ụlọ dị fịit 12 na sentimita 6.

N’ọkwa ụlọ nnabata, elu ụlọ na-eru fịit 14 na sentimita 6, ebe njiko na-eduga n’ọnụ ụlọ ọ bụla. Ụlọ ebe obibi nwere windo toro ogologo atọ, nke ịdị elu ha bụ fịit 13, na elu ụlọ dị fịit 14 na sentimita 6. Ọbá akwụkwọ ahụ nwekwara elu ụlọ dị fịit 14 na sentimita 6 na windo ọnụ ụzọ French abụọ nke na-emeghe gaa na teras dị n’elu

THE GILDED AGE

The era of great house building in New York lasted approximately 50 years, beginning with the opening of the Vanderbilt House in 1882 and theoretically ending in the first years after the Great Depression. The inherent concepts behind these buildings, however, extended far longer. This was due to the fact that practically all the major architects of New York attended the L'École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, where they learned how to reproduce the various architectural styles of Europe.

A MASTERPIECE FROM THE GILDED AGE

This extraordinary 30' wide mansion contains a total of 8 levels - 6 above grade, and 2 levels below grade - with interiors spanning over 16,000 square feet and four well positioned outdoor spaces comprising an additional 2,000 exterior square feet. It was designed with a rare two elevators, 30 rooms, 9 wood-burning fireplaces each with an
exquisite original mantelpiece, 19 bedrooms, 8 full baths and 2 half baths. Benefiting from the concepts of The Gilded Age, it also embodied new modern elements. The
facade is virtually unaltered since its completion in 1932, and has been in the same ownership for over half a century.

THE LIVINGSTON LEGACY

In 1686, Robert Livingston the Elder received a 160,000-acre tract of land, under King George I, that in 1715 became Livingston Manor in what is present day Columbia County in New York state.

Descended directly from Robert Livingston on his mother's side, John Livingston Redmond, who built this mansion, graduated from Harvard in 1911 with a degree in architecture, yet he devoted his life to charitable causes.

BEST BLOCK FOR LIGHT

For his New York residence, John Livingston Redmond chose the north side of E. 70th St. between Park and Lexington Avenues because he recognized the great benefit created by two owners in 1859, who dominated development on the block and stipulated that all future construction on the north side would be set back a full 10', "forever free, and unoccupied."

This additional space results in light pouring into the mansions on the north side of the street.

NO OTHER BLOCK ON THE UPPER EAST SIDE HAS THIS UNIQUE FEATURE

As early as 1939, Fortune Magazine called it "probably New York City's most beautiful residential block", a reputation that has persisted to the present day.

Extraordinary architects congregated on this block so that Paul Goldberger in his book, NEW YORK: The City Observed, described it as "having a perfect balance between individuality and overall order."

This exquisite streetscape also gave the block unusual value-many feel comparable to the blocks from Fifth to Madison.

BUILDING THE MANSION

Jonathan Livingston Redmond engaged Frederick Rhinelander King, also a graduate of Lecole des Beaux-Arts, who worked carefully to adapt what he learned there to an American sensibility.

If the Romans perfected the arch, this architect brought the arch indoors and employed it as a major theme. Arches help create dramatic, light filled spaces that evoke classical grandeur while gracefully connecting rooms.

THE MANSION

On the Entry level, the entry is 12'6" moving through an arch to a gallery of 13'10" with rooms north and south, each with ceiling heights of 13'10" and a massive staircase ascending to the parlor level. The north room is the original formal dining room, with an oval shape that contains 3 windows of 11'6". The south formal sitting room has windows of 8'2" and ceiling heights of 12'6".

On the Parlor level, the ceilings reach 14'6" with arches entering each room. The living room has 3 tall windows at 13' in height and a ceiling of 14'6". The library also has 14'6" ceilings and 2 French door windows that open to a terrace ove