Henry Phipps House

The Henry Phipps House was a mansion located on 1063 Fifth Avenue in the Upper East Side in Manhattan, New York City.

It was constructed for Henry Phipps and demolished after his death in 1930. The entire marble facade was however stripped and shipped off by his widow to their daughter Amy's country estate “Templeton” to a field in Brookville, New York.[1][2]

Parts of the marble were later repurposed to renovate "Templeton" in 2013.[3]

References
  1. "Streetscapes/Henry Phipps and Phipps Houses; Millionaire's Effort to Improve Housing for the Poor - New York Times". Nytimes.com. 2003-11-23. Retrieved 2013-11-08.
  2. "The Remains of 1063 Fifth Avenue". Old Long Island. 2009-01-01. Retrieved 2013-11-08.
  3. http://www.stoneworld.com/articles/87536-historic-marble-used-to-restore-mansion-balustrade

Further reading
  • Kathrens, Michael C. (2005). Great Houses of New York, 1880-1930. New York: Acanthus Press. p. 165. ISBN 978-0-926494-34-3.

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