Charles Schwab Riverside Mansion
Schwab and was the grandest and most ambitious house ever built on the island of manhattan the home was considered by many to be the classic example of.
Charles schwab riverside mansion. Steel founded by andrew carnegie and also founded bethlehem steel company. After schwab s death new york mayor fiorello la guardia turned down a proposal to make the mansion the official mayoral residence considering it to be too grandiose. The charles schwab house also known as riverside was a 75 room mansion located on riverside drive between 73rd and 74th streets it was built for steel tycoon charles schwab and at the time was the largest home ever built in manhattan.
Schwab s riverside house was according to the new york times the most pretentious house in new york photo the library of congress when the doors of the gargantuan charles m. Charles schwab mansion gilded age new york mansions mansions of new york city rich men of new york riverside drive mansions schwab house schwab mansion demolition this entry was posted on december 7 2015 at 4 05 am and is filed under upper west side morningside hts you can follow any responses to this entry through the rss 2 0 feed. Schwab mansion named riverside house were opened in 1947 for the sale of the interior fittings among the 100 viewers was s.
Aug 21 2016 new york demolished. Schwab built one of the grandest mansions the city has ever seen. You can leave a response or trackback from your.
Schwab house also called riverside was an extravagant 75 room mansion located on riverside drive between west 73rd and west 74th streets on the upper west side in new york city it was constructed for steel magnate charles m. On riverside drive between 73rd street and 74th. Maltz also drew the same view as if he was sitting in the same room in 1940 when the schwab house was actually charles schwab s mansion and was known as.
But it was out of step with the times and stood for less than 40 years. Riverside was vacant until 1948 when it was razed and replaced by a drab apartment building. See more ideas about american mansions mansions victorian homes.
Schwab was president of u s. His view is dominated by the schwab house which is on the block bordered by 74th street to the north 73rd street to the south riverside drive to the west and west end avenue to the east.
