Fifth Avenue and West 35th Street. Waldorf-Astoria, Stewart Mansion, Art Gallery of Samuel P. Avery, and the Caswell Mansion at corner of 35th Street and Fifth Avenue, 1899. Caption reads: The H. N. Tiemann Co. ; New York City. Waldorf Hotel built 1893; Astoria Hotel built 1897; Architect for both buildings: Henry James Hardenbergh. The Waldorf-Astoria was razed in 1929 to make way for the Empire State Building. The A.T. Stewart Mansion, built: 1896; razed: 1902-1904; architect: James Kellum. The Stewart Mansion was home to the Manhattan Club, 1890-1899. The John Caswell Mansion, built: 1859. The Caswell Mansion was leased to the University Club in 1879 and the New York Club in 1887.
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