Henderson Place

6 Henderson Place | also 547 East 86th Street | Yorkville | built 1882

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1. 1882

   John C. Henderson finishes a Queen Anne enclave for people of moderate means

   Developer John C. Henderson built 32 houses here, completed by 1882, and rented them out to people of moderate means. The firm Lamb & Rich designed them in the Queen Anne style. Later residents of the enclave included the stage couple Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne and educator Millicent McIntosh.

   Source: Wikipedia

2. 1885

   Playwright John G. Wilson moves into 6 Henderson Place

   Playwright John G. Wilson and his family take up residence in the new Queen Anne rowhouse. Wilson collaborates with actor Frank Mayo on the play Nordeck, which opens at the Union Square Theatre on May 23, 1885, and his wife sculpts a statuette of Mayo in the lead role. The Wilsons remain at the house for roughly two decades.

   Source: Daytonian in Manhattan

3. 1892

   October 10

   Mrs. Wilson illuminates the Henderson Place house for a citywide celebration

   During New York's citywide celebration of the 400th anniversary of Columbus's arrival in America, Mrs. Wilson arranges a special illumination of the family's Henderson Place rowhouse. Her display runs the nights of October 10 through 13, 1892, part of a week of citywide parades, banquets, and lit-up buildings a decade after the Wilsons first moved into the Queen Anne enclave.

   Source: Daytonian in Manhattan

4. 1942

   January 25

   Physician Henry Dawson Furniss dies at 6 Henderson Place

   Dr. Henry Dawson Furniss and his wife, Ruth Pine Furniss, had lived at 6 Henderson Place since the 1920s. Furniss dies of a heart attack in the house, capping roughly two decades of residence there. Earlier occupants of the Queen Anne rowhouse included playwright John G. Wilson and the family of Peter Worth.

   Source: Daytonian in Manhattan

5. 1969

   Henderson Place becomes the city's 11th historic district

   The Landmarks Preservation Commission designated Henderson Place a historic district in 1969, the 11th district the agency created. By then only 24 of the original 32 houses survived, and the district protects those remaining attached rowhouses.

   Source: Wikipedia

Further reading

• Henderson Place Historic DistrictWikipedia
• The 1882 John G. Wilson House - 6 Henderson PlaceDaytonian in Manhattan

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