The Lewis Gouverneur and Nathalie Bailey Morris House is a historic building at 100 East 85th Street on the
Upper East Side of
Manhattan in
New York City. The five-story dark red brick house was built in 1913-14 as a private residence for
Lewis Gouverneur Morris
Lewis Gouverneur Morris II (June 4, 1882 – August 14, 1967) was a banker and prominent social figure in New York and Newport Society.
Early life
Morris was born on June 4, 1882 in Newport, Rhode Island. He was the son of Francis Morris (1845– ...
, a financier and descendant of
Gouverneur Morris, a signer of the
Articles of Confederation
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and
United States Constitution
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, and Alletta Nathalie Lorillard Bailey.
[New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission, 2012] In 1917, Morris & Pope (Lewis Governeur Morris’ stock brokerage firm) is bankrupt but the family retains ownership of this house as well as their house in Newport, RI because his wife owned the property as collateral for a loan to him for his brokerage business. Alletta Nathalie Bailey Morris was a leading women's tennis player in the 1910s, winning the national indoor tennis championship in 1920.
Design
Designed by the famous architect
Ernest Flagg using an asymmetrical plan, the house's distinctive style was inspired by English
Queen Anne architecture
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, along with
Colonial
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Architecture
* American colonial architecture
* French Colonial
* Spanish Colonial architecture
Automobiles
* Colonial (1920 a ...
and
Federal
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Politics
General
*Federal monarchy, a federation of monarchies
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architectural styles. The building features staggered stair windows, half-fan windows in pairs, a double height
oriel over the garage, and a square
cupola.
Later life
The building was later also called the
New World Foundation Building. Its address is 1015 Park Avenue, although its entrance is around the corner at 100
East 85th Street. The house was made a New York City Designated Landmark on January 24, 1967, and was added to the
National Register of Historic Places in 1977.
Its facade was restored by the
Avi Chai Foundation in 2000.
See also
*
National Register of Historic Places listings in Manhattan from 59th to 110th Streets
References
{{National Register of Historic Places in New York
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Manhattan
Houses completed in 1914
Houses in Manhattan
Upper East Side
Park Avenue
Morris family (Morrisania and New Jersey)
New York City Designated Landmarks in Manhattan