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A Gilded Hill
Before it became one of the most prestigious addresses in the city, Carnegie Hill was semi-rural land, part of the old Common Lands of New York. That changed in 1903 when Andrew C…
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Before it became one of the most prestigious addresses in the city, Carnegie Hill was semi-rural land, part of the old Common Lands of New York. That changed in 1903 when Andrew Carnegie built his mansion at 2 East 91st Street. His home was a marvel of its time, the first in New York to feature a steel frame and central heating.
This sparked a wave of development, filling the area between Fifth and Third Avenue with Neo-Georgian and Beaux-Arts masterpieces. Now a designated historic district, the neighborhood preserves that era of opulence, where the grandeur of the Gilded Age still lines the streets leading toward Central Park.
Updated June 2026