H.H. Rogers House26 East 57th St. New York, N.Y.
Year Built: ca. 1883Built in ca. 1883 and demolished sometime before 1930. No picture is known to exist of this building.
References• “John C. Spofford,” Massachusetts of Today, Columbia Publishing, 1892, p. 531 (“had charge of the construction of . . . the residence of H.H. Rogers in New York, one of the Standard Oil kings”).
• “John C. Spofford” Boston of To-day, Richard Herndon, Post Publishing, Boston, 1892, pp. 401-402 (Brigham & Spofford, H.H. Rogers mansion, New York City).
• "Brigham & Spofford," Illustrated Boston, Metropolis of New England, American Publishing and Engraving, New York, New York, 1889, p. 196 ("H.H. Rogers, New York City").
• Building Permit (alterations), 26 East 57th Street, New York, N.Y., addition to a five-story dwelling owned by H.H. Rogers, Charles Brigham, architect. New York Times, July 28, 1899, p. 10.
• “Architecture of H.H. Richardson and His Contemporaries in Boston and Vicinity: 1972 Annual Tour,” Society of Architectural Historians, Philadelphia, 1972, Margaret Henderson Floyd, (Sturgis & Brigham, H.H. Rogers Mansion, New York City, 1886)
• Manhattan Land Book, G.W. Bromley & Co., 1930, Plate 84. House has been demolished.
• "Charles Brigham," MacMillan Encyclopedia of Architects, Adolph Placzek, entry written by Margaret Henderson Floyd, 1982, p. 288-9 (H.H. Rogers House, 1886-1888, New York, N.Y., Charles Brigham architect).
• Atlas of New York City, E. Robinson, 1885, Plate 18. House present.
<<< Back to Design List
|
|
|