House of the Redeemer (New York City)
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located at 7 East 95th Street
95th Street (Manhattan)
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on New York City
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's Upper East Side
Upper East Side
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History
Designed by architect Grosvenor AtterburyGrosvenor Atterbury
Grosvenor Atterbury was an American architect, urban planner and writer. He studied at Yale University and then travelled in Europe. He studied architecture at Columbia University and worked in the offices of McKim, Mead & White. Much of Atterbury’s early work consisted of weekend houses for...
in 1916 for Edith Shepard and Ernesto Fabbri, the house was constructed around Shepard and Fabbri's architectural piece collection. The highlight of the house is its library showcasing historic panels from the Palazzo Ducale, Urbino
Palazzo Ducale, Urbino
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, in Italy. The library includes an Aeolian
Aeolian Company
The Æolian Company was a manufacturer of player organs and pianos.- History :It was founded by New York City piano maker William B. Tremaine as the Æolian Organ & Music Co. to make automatic organs, and, after 1895, as the Æolian Co. automatic pianos as well. The Æolian Company was a...
Opus 1398 organ from 1916.
The house was deeded to the Episcopal Church in 1949 and now serves as a retreat house under the name The House of the Redeemer. The house became a New York City Designated Landmark on July 23, 1974.