Bailey House on St. Nicholas
From the wires:
In New York’s Harlem neighborhood, a largely intact Romanesque Revival house built by circus co-founder James Bailey is on the market for the first time since 1951, with an asking price of $10 million.
On St. Nicholas Place and 150th Street, at the northern end of Manhattan, the free-standing stone house measures 12,000 square feet on a 62.5-by-100-foot lot.
Bailey, who was the business-minded half of Barnum & Bailey Circus, built the house in 1888, a few years after combining operations with P.T. Barnum’s “Greatest Show on Earth.” A cousin of Louis Comfort Tiffany designed the home’s numerous stained-glass windows, most of which remain intact. The home’s interior is paneled in hand-carved wood.
Marguerite Blake, now 87 years old, and her late husband, Warren, a New York police detective, bought the house in 1951. Blake, a former funeral-home director, and a niece live in the house, which needs renovations. Real-estate agent Lana Turner of Denise Shaw & Associates has the listing.
More photos of the house after the jump.
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- Bailey House on St. Nicholas
Photos: By D. Bell ©2007
D. Bell
November 30, 2008
I would like it to be turned into museum like Morris Jumel mansion where the original details can be maintained and appreciated AND it can be used by the community for events. I think it would also make a cool Inn like Akwaaba in Brooklyn.
West Harlem Rocks
November 30, 2008
Wow – I have always admired this house. It is one unique place. I can’t imagine $10 million though. Although – if some developer wanted to restore it to its former glory and create luxury condos – god knows what they would get for it.
Would be great if a museum like the Met bought it to showcase performance art or something…
The Gay Recluse
November 29, 2008
It’s a very cool house, but $10 million seems like a lot of $$$$! I anticipate some serious price-chopping before this sells.