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| William H. Vanderbilt 640 Fifth Ave. New York, NY First Floor Plan |
As an Armchair Architect I admire people who can walk into a room and sketch a floor plan. Here we have an Architect who can take texts from an earlier post I did on the William H. Vanderbilt property "Beetlehead's" 640 Fifth Avenue and create the first floor plans.
As far as I know original plans have never been seen.
TALENTS OF AN ARCHITECT.
I am sure I am not the only one who has always wanted to know what the plan of this incredible mansion was. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteI wonder if this floor plan is completely correct… I think the rear wall with no windows is the long wall in the dining room?
ReplyDeleteAn upcoming book on the Vanderbilt homes will finally publish a floor plan. The preview of the book - Vanderbilt Houses: The Architectural Legacy of a Gilded Age Family
ReplyDeleteby Robert B. King and Charles S. L. Marlor, published by Bauer and Dean Publishers
shows the floor plan from the era when it was owned by George Vanderbilt and from the pictures it may be when Henry Clay Frick was renting the house as it has the entrance moved directly to the center of the house. The book will be a very comprehensive two volume publication of over 400 pages covering more than 40 Vanderbilt homes as well as yachts and the mausoleum.
https://baueranddean.com/product/vanderbilt-houses-the-architectural-legacy-of-a-gilded-age-family/