An upper residence of the Upper East according to literary lore, as the center of the social and professional world of writer George Plimpton is ready to rank $ 5.25 million, the post has learned.
Widespread Duplex of 4,700 square meters to 541 E. 72nd St. -Were Plimpton, the preserved co-founder of the Paris Review Literary Magazine, and his wife, Sarah Dudley Plimpton, live for nearly six decades to master a part of New York’s cultural history.
Specifically, an era when writers, artists and luminaries gathered behind its door.
Located among the strictly distinct “black and white” houses, known for their gorgeous two -ton facades and red red doors, 6.5 baths occupy a smooth cobblestone enclave overlooking the eastern river.
Originally built in 1894 as dwellings, these buildings were transformed in the 1930s by architects Sacchetti & Siegal in elegant inhabitants, a shift traced by the growing lure of the area for Manhattan elite.
“Initially a working class neighborhood, until the 1920s, became fashionable to live along the eastern river,” said Lisa Gustin, from Douglas Elliman, which represents the rankings along Whitney Mogavero.
Duplex, a composition of four apartments joined by the Plimpton family, preserves the clothes of its preserved past.
Three firepings – decorated with mahogany mantle, marble surrounding and intrical tilework – anchoring the historical character of the home.
However, the settlement has evolved with contemporary updates: soundproof windows, duct -free air conditioning, freshly painted walls, new carpets and updated lighting.
Above all, the house was a phase for cultural giants.
“Duplex has been the place of the legend of the legend a day, which attract the likes of Truman Capote, Paul McCartney, Andy Warhol and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis to name some,” Mogavero said.
“George Plimpton’s famous friends and neighbors included Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, Robert F. Kennedy and Warren Beatty.”
The revision in Paris, launched by Plimpton in the 1950s, also operated from these walls, published early works by Jack Kerouac and Philip Roth while showing interviews with literary titans like Ernest Hemingway. Plimpton died in 2003 at the age of 76 from a heart attack.
“The true American icons, from the literary elite to whom is NYC society, have captured this house over the last six decades,” Mogavero said.
The appearance is as great as its story. A gracious lobby leads to a double living room, its river footage fitted from the spacious windows, ideal to access as it was on Plimpton’s day.
The kitchen, fitted with a range of fiftar, bosch appliances and a sub-zero refrigerator, is poured into a casual dining area and a pantry of a butler.
Up, four bedrooms-three with private baths-including a primary corner suite with calm water buildings and views.
A panel -paneled study and a den with another fireplace add warmth, while a full laundry room fills the floor.
The decision to sell comes as Sarah Plimpton shifts.
“The widow of George Plimpton, Sarah Plimpton, has been moved to Santa Fe, New Mexico.
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