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2 East 70th Street
2 East 70th Street
2 East 70th Street at the S.E. corner of 5th Avenue. Apartments, formerly C. Ledyard Blair residence, general view.
IMAGE DATE1929
2 East 70th Street ca.
Designed by Rosario Candela and the firm Walker & Gillette, 2 East 70th Street stands on the site of the Blair Mansion, a marble home built by Carrere & Hastings that survived for less than a decade before being torn down. Candela styled 2 East 70th street to take after the mansion in order to complement the Frick collection across the street. The simple stone clad design and quoined corners intended to leave a classic yet elegant impression.