451 MADISON AVENUE, DINING ROOM CEILING DESIGNED BY FRANCIS LATHROP (The five photographs have been numbered sequentially from west to east; all photographs overlap) - Villard Houses, 451-457 Madison Avenue and 24 East Fifty-first Street, New York, New York County, NY
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Significance: Appearing as a single Italian palazzo, the Villard Houses were actually six residences built around a central courtyard by architects, McKim, Mead and White. One of the firm's earliest works, this urban complex has remained substantially intact.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-352