William Sloane House
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The William Sloane House is a mansion
located on 686 Park Avenue between 68th and 69th Streets in the Upper East Side
of New York City
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It was constructed for the industrialist William Sloane and his wife Frances Crocker Sloane in 1919 by Delano & Aldrich in the Colonial Revival style.
It changed ownership multiple times. Today the Italian Cultural Institute has its seat there.
The House was designated a landmark by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission in 1970. It is on the National Register #80002708 (1980).
Mansion
A mansion is a very large dwelling house. U.S. real estate brokers define a mansion as a dwelling of over . A traditional European mansion was defined as a house which contained a ballroom and tens of bedrooms...
located on 686 Park Avenue between 68th and 69th Streets in the Upper East Side
Upper East Side
The Upper East Side is a neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan in New York City, between Central Park and the East River. The Upper East Side lies within an area bounded by 59th Street to 96th Street, and the East River to Fifth Avenue-Central Park...
of New York City
New York City
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It was constructed for the industrialist William Sloane and his wife Frances Crocker Sloane in 1919 by Delano & Aldrich in the Colonial Revival style.
It changed ownership multiple times. Today the Italian Cultural Institute has its seat there.
The House was designated a landmark by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission in 1970. It is on the National Register #80002708 (1980).