William H. and Ada S. Moore House
- Architect
- McKim, Mead & White
- Year
- 1900
- Style
- Renaissance Revival
- City
- Manhattan, NY
The William H. Moore House at 4 East 54th Street was designed by McKim, Mead & White and built between 1898 and 1900 as a private residence, commissioned by developer William Earle Dodge Stokes and purchased before completion by financier William Henry Moore. It is a six-story rectangular stone building in the Renaissance Revival style. William H. Moore died in the mansion in 1923, and his wife Ada resided there until her death in 1955.
the building
Rusticated base. The house has an English basement on the first floor clad in rusticated stone blocks, with a balustrade and overhanging cornice above the fifth floor; a sixth floor was added in the 1990s, recessed from the street.
the style
McKim, Mead & White designed the house in the Renaissance Revival style, giving it the rusticated stone base and balustraded cornice typical of the firm's townhouse commissions around 1900.
More on Renaissance Revivalthe architect
McKim, Mead & White designed the William H. Moore House, one of the firm's Midtown Manhattan residential commissions, alongside their work on the Villard Houses.
significance
The house is a New York City Individual Landmark (LP-00273), designated January 11, 1967, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It later held offices for organizations including the America-Israel Cultural Foundation and Banco di Napoli, and a store for fashion company Kiton.
nearby
- 689 Fifth Avenue
- 19 East 54th Street
- St. Regis Hotel
- Saint Thomas Church and Parish House
- University Club
- Cartier Building