Abraham Lincoln’s Granddaughter Lived in This N.Y.C. Townhouse. Now It Can Be Yours for $10.5 Million.
Any home dating back to the early 1900s usually comes with a wealth of history attached to it, and this storied Georgian Revival townhouse in New York’s Murray Hill District that just hit the market for $10.5 million is certainly no exception.
Wealthy men’s clothier William R.H. Martin was the first to take up residence here in 1902, buying a pair of almost identical brownstones and then enlisting architect Ralph S. Townsend to combine them into one four-level residence that was completed in 1904. Just two years later, Martin sold the property to attorney and historian Charles Isham and his wife Mary Todd “Mamie” Lincoln, the granddaughter of President Abraham Lincoln, and they topped off the place with an attic level for staff in collaboration with architects Walker & Gillette.
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Though Charles died in 1919, Mary remained there until 1935, when she relocated to Washington, D.C. At that point, the place traded hands several times and experienced varied uses—a boarding house, textile showroom, and nonprofit headquarters, just to name a few. It last sold in 2012 for roughly $5.2 million to current owner James Jorasch, founder and CEO of the consulting firm Science House and an inventor with 750-plus machine and technology patents, who lives and works in the designated mixed-use building.
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“Very few houses have contributed greatly to the rich history of New York as much as the Lincoln Isham house,” says Loy Carlos, who shares the listing with Andy H. Kim of NestSeekers International. “From the beginning, innovation has been at its core. Its previous owner, the Earth Pledge Foundation, was way ahead of its time—creating the first green roof in 1999 where they grew produce.”
Spanning a total of six stories, including a basement, the towering structure is distinguished by a stately brick and limestone façade accented with Palladian windows. Two entrances lead into 17 rooms sprawled across 6,300 square feet of flexible and meticulously preserved living space boasting an elevator, a striking spiral staircase, rich hardwood floors, high ceilings, ornate crown moldings, a massive skylight, and several fireplaces.
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The lower levels are geared toward working, complete with offices, conference rooms, and a kitchen. Up on the top two floors, the penthouse-style living quarters feature three bedrooms, as well as a fireside living room, a study, and another kitchen that leads out to an alfresco dining terrace.
Rounding it all out is the basement, which holds a wine cellar, a workshop, and laundry facilities, along with a rooftop garden where you can grow your own flowers, herbs, and vegetables while overlooking picturesque views of the Chrysler and Empire State buildings.
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