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The James B. Duke House is located at 1 East 78th Street, on the northeast corner at Fifth Avenue, in the Upper East Side of Manhattan, New York City. The house is one of the great extant mansions from "Millionaire's Row". James Buchanan Duke was one of the founding partners of American Tobacco Company and the owner of Duke Power. == History == Architect Horace Trumbauer's design of the house drew heavily upon the Hôtel Labottière (1773), Bordeaux, by the Bordeaux architect Etienne Laclotte, architect of numerous ''hôtels particulières'' in Bordeaux.〔Dolkart 1995; (Hôtel Labottière, Bordeaux )〕 The similar treatment of the central bay with its recessed entrance and window on the ''piano nobile'', and the channeled rustication are particularly salient features shared by both urban town houses. Construction was completed in 1912, and the three members of the Duke family—James B., his wife Nanaline, and their daughter Doris—lived there with their staff part of the year. In 1952, Nanaline and Doris donated the building to New York University's Institute of Fine Arts. Robert Venturi renovated the building for academic use in 1958. The main reception rooms on the ground floor retain many of the original furnishings and decorations, while the Institute's library and faculty offices have colonized the eight bedrooms of the second floor and the servants' quarters on the third floor.〔 ''See also:'' 〕 A Landmarks of New York plaque was erected in 1959 by the New York Community Trust. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.〔 The engagement party scene in the film ''Arthur'' was filmed here in 1980/81. In March 2007, the pilot for the ABC drama ''Dirty Sexy Money'' was filmed here. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「James B. Duke House」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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