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Description The former residence at 231 Madison Avenue at East 37th Street in the Murray Hill neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City was built in 1852-53, and expanded in 1888 by R. H. Robertson. It was one of three Italianate houses on Madison Avenue between 36th and 37th Street built for the Phelps family. It was first occupied by Isaac N. Phelps, then by Anson Phelps Stokes. In 1904, J.P. Morgan bought the house to be the home of his son, J. P. Morgan, Jr. It 1944 it became the headquarters of the Lutheran Church in America, until it as bought by the Pierpont Morgan Library and Museum next door, in 1988. (Sources: Guide to NYC Landmarks (4th ed,) and AIA Guide to NYC (5th ed.))
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