{"nrhp_refnum":"82003367","name":"Baker, George F., Jr. and Sr., Houses","other_names":["House at 67, 69 East 93rd St.","The Synod of the Bishops of t"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"67, 69, and 75 E. 93rd St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"New York","county":"Manhattan","state":"NY","lat":40.78496591700008,"lon":-73.95380413199996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-06-03","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A complex of three brick houses at 67, 69 and 75 East 93rd Street in the Carnegie Hill area of Manhattan, built 1918 to 1931 and designed by Delano & Aldrich around a shared courtyard.","why_significant":"The complex is described as architecturally cohesive and unparalleled in Manhattan, with additions designed in a modified neo-Federal style to harmonize with the 1918 mansion. It is also called one of the most significant properties in Carnegie Hill. It marks the end of grand town house construction in New York City and represents Delano & Aldrich's work at its finest.","narrative":"On the corner of Park Avenue and East 93rd Street in Manhattan's Carnegie Hill, three brick houses form a single architectural complex designed by Delano & Aldrich. The corner mansion, built in 1918 for Francis F. Palmer, was bought in 1928 by banker George F. Baker Jr. He hired the original architects to add a ballroom wing, a courtyard garden, a garage with apartment, and a townhouse at No. 67 for his father. All additions follow a modified neo-Federal style, with brick walls, stone detailing and a courtyard that is a rare feature in New York City. The complex was finished in 1931 and is described as one of the last grand town house groups built in the city. In 1958 a Russian Orthodox synod bought the main house and converted the ballroom into a cathedral, adding exterior staircases approved by William Adams Delano. Numbers 67 and 69 remain private residences.","period_of_significance":"1900-","architect_builder":"Delano & Aldrich","architectural_style":"Modified neo-Federal","criteria":[],"status_note":"Number 75, with its ballroom wing, is used as a cathedral by a religious synod; Numbers 67 and 69 remain private residences. Condition is described as excellent and altered.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:42.312336-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/82003367.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82003367/c8649e58ef-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82003367/c8649e58ef-1600.webp","licence":"CC0","author":"photograph: Buckyboot at English Wikipedia","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:George_F._Baker_Jr._house.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">photograph: Buckyboot at English Wikipedia</a>, <a href=\"http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:George_F._Baker_Jr._house.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75319279","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_F._Baker_Jr._Houses","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5480873"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/manhattan/baker-george-f-jr-and-sr-houses-82003367/"}