Portrait Gallery

123 Lexington Avenue, New York




“Home on Lexington Avenue, New York City of Chester A. Arthur, January 2, 1860.”

This image has been attributed to a biography of Chester A. Arthur. Wikipedia contributor TNLNYC supplied the date January 2, 1860. It is available on Wikimedia.





“New York City Postcard — Home of Chester Arthur, Lexington Avenue, c1910 Raphael Tuck.”

This Postcard is for sale on Ebay by Eternal Loot for $14.98.





Home of Chester A. Arthur at 123 Lexington Avenue in New York City as it appears today [1914]. Here Mr. Arthur took the oath as President, September 20, 1881, and died November 18, 1886.”

from: James Grant Wilson, ed., The Presidents of the United States, 1789-1914, v. 3, 1914, between pp. 212 and 213. Illustrating an essay on Chester A. Arthur by William E. Chandler.

Also available on Wikimedia.



The shops occupying the glass store fronts are Maguire Bros. clothiers in the English basement and Cooks and Pastry Cooks, Employment Agency on the first floor.





“Arthur's New York House, 123 Lexington, 1964.”

This photo appeared in the photos accompanying the 1964 National Register Form. (modified by ACB.)



Kalustyan's opened in the basement storefront in 1944. Sussanne's Beauty Salon occupied the first floor store front.





“Kalustyan's”


Photographed by Larry Gertner, HMdb, 2010, (modified by ACB).


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