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The Luxembourg House on Beekman Place : three portraits in time
- Title
- The Luxembourg House on Beekman Place : three portraits in time / by Debra Pickrel, Pamela Hanlon, and Marianne Matthews.
- Author
- Pickrel, Debra
- Publication
- New York : Consulate General of Luxembourg in New York, 2010.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Use in library | NA4443.N4 P53 2010 | Off-site |
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- Description
- 158 pages : illustrations (some color), plans, portraits; 24 cm
- Summary
- "Seventeen Beekman Place is one of the most prestigious addresses in New York, and one of the last stately residences built in Manhattan. Nestled in an elegant enclave overlooking the East River, the imposing townhouse played a storied role in American history, and now houses the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg's representatives in the heart of the city. Designed by architect Harold Sterner and completed in 1932, the residence was commissioned by young Wall Street banker James V. Forrestal on the brink of the Great Depression. Forrestal lived there for eight years before moving to Washington, D.C., to begin a distinguished government career that would lead to his appointment as the first U.S. Secretary of Defense. In 1946, the celebrated songwriter Irving Berlin--whose all-time greatest hit, Annie Get Your Gun, was playing on Broadway at the time--purchased 17 Beekman Place. He lived there for more than four decades, until his death in 1989. In 1990, the Luxembourg government acquired the house, transforming it into a unique venue for diplomatic initiatives, economic endeavors, tourism promotion, and cultural events."--
- Subject
- Forrestal, James, 1892-1949 > Homes and haunts
- Berlin, Irving, 1888-1989 > Homes and haunts
- Sterner, Harold
- Sterner, Harold
- Berlin, Irving, 1888-1989
- Forrestal, James, 1892-1949
- Luxembourg. Ministère des affaires étrangères > Buildings
- Embassy buildings > New York (State) > New York
- Official residences > New York (State) > New York
- Diplomats > Luxembourg
- Architecture > United States > Designs and plans
- Homes
- Diplomats
- Architecture
- Buildings
- Embassy buildings
- Official residences
- New York (N.Y.) > Buildings, structures, etc
- Luxembourg
- New York (State) > New York
- United States
- Genre/Form
- Architectural drawings
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliography (p. 153-157).
- Contents
- Foreword / François Knaff -- Prologue ; The Forrestal years, 1929-1946 / Debra Pickrel -- The Berlin years, 1947-1989 / Pamela Hanlon -- The Luxembourg years, 1990-present / Marianne Matthews -- A gallery of photographs, 1990-present.
- ISBN
- 9780615353586
- 0615353584
- LCCN
- 2017564026
- OCLC
- ocn694061379
- 694061379
- SCSB-1590313
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library