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20 de mai. de 2024 · It was built between 1905 and 1908 as a residential hotel by William Waldorf Astor, who named it after the Apthorp Farm, of which the site used to be part. The Apthorp is a New York City designated landmark and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places .
15 de mai. de 2024 · Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor was a member of Parliament (1910–19) and an agricultural expert whose Cliveden home was a meeting place during the late 1930s for Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain and supporters of his policy of “appeasement” toward Adolf Hitler. He was the elder son of William.
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17 de mai. de 2024 · William Waldorf "Bill" Astor II, 3rd Viscount Astor (13 August 1907 – 7 March 1966) was an English businessman and Conservative Party politician. He was also a member of the Astor family.
15 de mai. de 2024 · Astor family. Nancy Witcher Astor, Viscountess Astor (born May 19, 1879, Danville, Virginia, U.S.—died May 2, 1964, Grimsthorpe Castle, Lincolnshire, England) was the first woman to sit in the British House of Commons, known in public and private life for her great energy and wit.
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13 de mai. de 2024 · The original Waldorf Salad was invented in 1893 at the Waldorf Hotel by it’s famous maître d'hôtel, Oscar Tschirky. We’ll discuss the Astor family rivalry that built the Waldorf-Astoria hotel before it was demolished to make room for the Empire State Building.
21 de mai. de 2024 · The Astor was built by William Waldorf Astor in 1901. Astor hired architects Clinton and Russell to design a two-towered grey brick structure crowned by an elaborate decorative cornice.
Há 6 dias · William Waldorf Astor spared no expense in constructing his 1895 London residence. He hired John Loughborough Pearson as the architect who in turn brought on William Silver Firth to design...
