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Há 2 dias · The St. Regis New York is a historic luxury hotel at 2 East 55th Street, at the southeast corner with Fifth Avenue, in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City. The hotel was originally developed by John Jacob Astor IV and was completed in 1904 to designs by Trowbridge & Livingston. An annex to the east was designed by Sloan ...
30 de abr. de 2024 · His son, William Backhouse Astor (1792–1875), greatly expanded the family real-estate holdings, building more than 700 stores and dwellings in New York City. The wealthiest person in the U.S. at the time of his death, the senior Astor bequeathed $400,000 for the founding of a public library, the Astor Library, in New York City ...
17 de mai. de 2024 · The Mrs. William B. Astor House Back in 1854, William Backhouse Astor Jr. gifted his wife Caroline Astor a parcel of land at 34th Street and 5th Avenue, on which one of the first...
Há 2 dias · His friends included Friedrich Gotthilf Osann, Karl Witte, Christian Charles Josias von Bunsen, and William Backhouse Astor Sr.: 151 He arrived at the newly founded University of Berlin for the winter semester of 1811–12.
Há 3 dias · In 1853 Caroline married William Backhouse Astor, Jr., linking one of New York’s most prominent families to one of its wealthiest. Caroline would spend the next several decades trying to...
10 de mai. de 2024 · As William Backhouse Jr.'s only son, John Jacob Astor IV was the main beneficiary of his father's estate. After joining the family business, he made millions from the New York real estate market.
8 de mai. de 2024 · Another scion from William Backhouse Astor Jr.’s earlier marriage, William Backhouse Astor III, eschewed a career in law and politics. His union with Caroline Webster Schermerhorn produced five children, showcasing the intertwining of familial ties.
