10 Gilded Age Mansions You Can Visit in NYC

9. Henry Villard’s Townhouses, Madison Avenue between 50th and 51st

Lotte New York Palace Hotel, one of the former Gilded Age mansions of nYC

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German immigrant Henry Villard was a prominent journalist, newspaper owner, and railroad, steamship, and electricity investor. With his fortune, Villard commissioned Stanford White to design six townhouses on Madison Avenue. Finished in 1909. the complex of homes mimicked the Italian Renaissance style. Today, you can stay inside when you book a room at the luxurious Lotte New York Palace Hotel.

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Nicole Saraniero

Nicole Saraniero is the Insider-in-Chief at Untapped New York, leading our Untapped New York Insiders membership program. Nicole graduated from Hofstra University with a Bachelor of Science in Television/Film Production. Through her work in those fields, specifically working at a film location agency on Long Island’s Gold Coast, and her travels through Europe while studying abroad, she discovered a love for architecture and uncovering the hidden histories of places. She recently earned a Certificate in Historic Preservation Studies from NYU's School of Professional Studies.

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