Area less than one acre NRHP Reference # 66000534 Opened 1886 Added to NRHP 15 October 1966 | Built 1886 Designated NHL December 12, 1965 Architectural style Renaissance architecture | |
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Similar Meridian Manor, Crocheron House, Prince's Bay Light, Alfred E Smith House, Immaculate Conception of the Ble | ||
The Chester A. Arthur Home, also known as Chester A. Arthur House, was the residence of the 21st President of the United States, Chester A. Arthur, both before and after his four years in Washington D.C. while serving as Vice President and then as President. Located at 123 Lexington Avenue in New York City, Arthur spent most of his adult life living in the residence. While Vice President, Arthur retreated to this house after the July 2, 1881 attempted assassination of President James Garfield. Arthur was in residence here when Garfield died on September 19, and took the presidential oath of office in this building.
A commemorative bronze plaque was placed inside the building in 1964 by the Native New Yorkers Historical Society and New York Life Insurance. The house was designated a National Historic Landmark on January 12, 1965.
The House was later purchased by William Randolph Hearst
The residence has undergone many changes. Today, the building houses a Mediterranean grocery store on the first two floors and apartments on the top three.
It is the only surviving building in New York City where a president was inaugurated.
The famous spice store Kalustyan's is now located in the building.