At the Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in New York: Polish Scholarship on Conrad

The De Lamar Mansion: The Consulate General of Poland in New York

The magnificent De Lamar Mansion at Madison Ave and 37th Street is undoubtedly one of the outstanding examples of New York Beaux-Arts residential architecture. The Building, which today houses the Polish Consulate General in New York, was completed over a century ago for Captain Joseph Raphael De Lamar, one of the wealthiest New Yorkers at the turn of the century. The De Lamar Mansion commemorates its extraordinary owner, a Dutch sailor who became a self-made American millionaire and decided to build "the finest dwelling in the city and the costliest one on Murray Hill." It is also one of the masterpieces designed by Charles Pierrpont Henry Gilbert, a prominent New York architect of prestigious Beaux-Arts mansions within the city. Moreover, the De Lamar Mansion reflects the style of...