- Samuel J. Tilden House
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name =Samuel J. Tilden House
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location = 15Gramercy Park South,Manhattan ,New York City ,New York
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built = 1884 ["AIA Guide to New York City", 4th Edition, pg 206]
architect =Calvert Vaux ofVaux & Radford
architecture =Gothic Revival
designated=May 11 ,1976 cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1647&ResourceType=Building
title=Samuel J. Tilden House|accessdate=2007-09-18|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service]
added =May 11 ,1976
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refnum = 76001251
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governing_body =The Samuel J. Tilden House was the home of
Samuel J. Tilden , former governor of theU.S. state ofNew York , fierce opponent of theTweed Ring andTammany Hall . He lived in the brownstone from 1860 until his death in 1885. [ [http://www.nr.nps.gov/writeups/76001251.nl.pdf NL Writeup] ]Tilden
Tilden ran for president in 1876, winning the popular vote, but losing the
electoral college toRutherford B. Hayes . This was one of the end points of the Reconstruction. In those tumultuous times, he had both rolling steel doors and a secret escape tunnel. ["AIA Guide to New York City", 4th Edition, pg 207]National Arts Club
Since 1906 the
National Arts Club , a private arts club, has occupied the house. Since it is onGramercy Park , the members have key access.Landmark
The building was declared a
National Historic Landmark in 1976.,cite web|url=PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Text/76001251.pdf "Samuel J. Tilden House", September 1975, by Cathy A. Alexander] |462 KB|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination|date=1975-09|publisher=National Park Service] ,cite web|url=PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Photos/76001251.pdf Samuel J. Tilden House--Accompanying 2 photos, exterior, from 1975.] |1.31 MB|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination|date=1975-09|publisher=National Park Service]It is included in the
Gramercy Park Historic District .References
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