The Oliver Gould Jennings House is a

mansion A mansion is a large dwelling house. The word itself derives through Old French from the Latin word ''mansio'' "dwelling", an abstract noun derived from the verb ''manere'' "to dwell". The English word '' manse'' originally defined a property l ...

located at 7

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on the

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of New York City. It was originally constructed in 1898 for

Oliver Gould Jennings Oliver Gould Jennings (April 27, 1865 – October 13, 1936) was a financier and an heir to a fortune from Standard Oil who served in the Connecticut House of Representatives. Early life Jennings was born on April 27, 1865 in New York City. He ...

in the French

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. It was used as a temporary location of the

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, often referred to as The Guggenheim, is an art museum at 1071 Fifth Avenue on the corner of East 89th Street on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City. It is the permanent home of a continuously exp ...

from 1956 to 1959. In 1964, it became part of the

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in the neighboring

Henry T. Sloane House The Henry T. Sloane House is a mansion located at 9 East 72nd Street on the Upper East Side of the borough of Manhattan, New York City. It was designed by Carrère and Hastings in the late Rococo style and built in 1894. History It was originall ...

. The mansion was in turn vacated by the school when it was sold and renovated to become a luxurious single-family home again. The purchaser of the building was

Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa bin Hamad bin Abdullah bin Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani ( ar, حمد بن خليفة الثاني; born 1 January 1952) is a member of the ruling Al Thani Qatari royal family. He was the ruling Emir of Qatar from 1995 ...

, the (now former)

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, who bought the mansion and the neighboring Henry T. Sloane House around 2004.

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Upper East Side Houses in Manhattan New York City Designated Landmarks in Manhattan Beaux-Arts architecture in New York City Houses completed in 1898 1898 establishments in New York City Gilded Age mansions {{Manhattan-struct-stub

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