Percy R. Pyne House | |
 Percy R. Pyne House on Park Avenue | |
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| Location | 680 Park Ave, New York, New York |
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| Coordinates | 40°46′5″N73°57′54″W / 40.76806°N 73.96500°W /40.76806; -73.96500 |
| Area | 21,869 sq ft (2,031.7 m2) |
| Built | 1909 (1909)-1911 (1911) |
| Architect | McKim, Mead & White |
| Architectural style | Neo-Federal |
| Part of | Park Avenue Houses (ID80002708[1]) |
| NYCL No. | 704 |
| Significant dates | |
| Designated CP | January 3, 1980 |
| Designated NYCL | November 10, 1970 |
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ThePercy R. Pyne House (also known as thePercy Rivington Pyne House andPercy & Maud H. Pyne House) is a neo-Federaltownhouse at680 Park Avenue, located at the northwest corner ofPark Avenue and 68th Street inManhattan.
Currently, theAmericas Society uses the building as itsNew York City headquarters.
Designed byMcKim, Mead & White forPercy Rivington Pyne II, grandson of the noted financierMoses Taylor, it was built from 1909 to 1911.
Its materials and scale established a character that was followed by the architects of all the subsequent houses on this Park Avenue blockfront. The building was occupied by the Soviet Mission to the United Nations from 1948 to 1964.[2] The generous actions of theMargaret Rockefeller Strong de Larraín, Marquesa de Cuevas, in acquiring the property in 1965 and presenting it to the Americas Society, saved the building from destruction.
Together with the buildings of the neighboringOliver D. Filley House (now theQueen Sofía Spanish Institute) at 684 Park Avenue and theHenry P. Davison House (now the Italian Consulate General) at 690 Park Avenue, it forms one of the last intact architectural ensembles on Park Avenue.
The building was designated as a New York City landmark by theNew York City Landmark Preservation Commission on November 10, 1970. Alandmark plaque was provided byThe New York Community Trust in 1971.
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