National Arts Club Dinner for Two and Private Tour


Item Number: 2573

Time Left: CLOSED

Value: $325

Online Close: Feb 11, 2009 11:00 PM EST

Bid History: 11 bids - Item Sold!




Description

This dinner in the private dining room of the National Arts Club is a unique experience not to be missed. 

Special Instructions

The National Arts Club is located in the historic Tilden Mansion. 15 Gramercy Park was built in the 1840's and its original flat-front, iron-grilled appearance matched the style of the houses still maintained on the west side of Gramercy Park. Samuel Tilden acquired 15 Gramercy Park in the 1860's, and in the 1870's gave the house a massive overhaul. Tilden hired Calvert Vaux, a famed architect and one of the designers of Central Park to "victorianize" the facade with sandstone, bay windows and Gothic Ornamentation. John LaFarge created stained glass ceilings for the inside of the mansion, and Italian wood carvers made the fireplaces. Glass master Donald MacDonald wrought a unique stained glass dome for the building. All of this prompted architect Philip Johnson to call the mansion, "among the most beautiful in New York." Spencer Trask and the Board of Governors acquired the Tilden Mansion in 1906 as the new home for the National Arts Club.


Winner will contact Donor upon Auction close to coordinate the tour, committee will provide info.


 



Donated by

Guy Frazier