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The Mrs. William B. Astor House was a large mansion located on 840 Fifth Avenue, in the Upper East Side of New York City, New York, USA. == History == It was originally constructed for Caroline Astor, the wife of real estate heir William Backhouse Astor, Jr.. Construction started in 1893, the mansion would turn out to be the largest of its kind on Fifth Avenue. The mansion was designed by Richard Morris Hunt, who used the French Renaissance style similar to a château. The house saw many parties and was a New York City attraction; the ballroom could hold 1,200 people, compared with 400 at her previous mansion on 34th Street. It was sold to real estate developer Benjamin Winter, Sr.〔Miller, Donald L. (Supreme City: How Jazz Age Manhattan Gave Birth to Modern America )〕 and demolished after her death. Today the temple of the Congregation Emanu-El of New York is located on its spot. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mrs. William B. Astor House」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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