On a Storied Stretch of Fifth Avenue, a Symbol of Irish America Reels
The American Irish Historical Society’s mansion on Central Park has long symbolized the ascent of immigrants in the United States. It’s now on sale for $52 million, but many are citing mismanagement and asking the attorney general to intervene.
The townhouse at 991 Fifth Avenue has been home to the American Irish Historical Society for 80 years.Credit.Sarah Blesener for The New York Times
March 13, 2021
An exquisite Fifth Avenue townhouse of Gilded Age pedigree is on the market for $52 million. It features five stories, a curved terrace and a history that reads like a tragedy of manners, filled with grandeur and pride, pettiness and decay.