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The Waldorf Hotel was thirteen stories tall and was built in the form of a German Renaissance chateau: it thus not only overshadowed Lina, but all other structures in the neighborhood as well. Mrs. Astor famously stated about the hotel, "There's a glorified tavern next door."
Caroline Astor, The Mrs. Astor had lived most of her adult life in a mansion-size brownstone on the corner of 34th Street and Fifth Avenue (where the Empire State Building resides today). The Astors owned the two lots that covered the block along the avenue.
The house was originally built as a double mansion for Caroline Schermerhorn Astor, the widow of real estate heir William Backhouse Astor Jr., and her son John Jacob Astor IV.
In 1880, Beechwood was purchased by William Backhouse Astor Jr. for $190,941.50. He had married Caroline Webster Schermerhorn, who would be known as "the Mrs. Astor". Between 1888 and 1890, Mrs. Astor hired architect Richard Morris Hunt to do many renovations, including the addition of a ballroom to fit the famous "Four Hundred".
Jan 24, 2022 · Mrs. Astor’s house, overshadowed by the new Waldorf Hotel in 1893. “Cordially greeted by this scintillant idol, her guests made their way through two more thronged drawing rooms to the spacious art gallery which served as a ballroom.
Feb 18, 2024 · But, Caroline Astor was well dug in with the crème de la crème of New York society and was able to repel William Astor's assaults on her supremacy. That meant war. He built a massive pile of masonry, the first Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, next door to Caroline's home.
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Aug 13, 2012 · 840 Fifth Avenue. The John Jacob Astor IV and his mother Caroline Schermerhorn Astor residence designed by Richard Morris Hunt c. 1896 at 840 Fifth Avenue and East 65th Street in New York City.
