Rhinelander House at Washington Square North.
Caption on back of photograph reads: "The Rhinelander House on the northwest corner of Fifth Avenue and Washington Square North, and the lot adjacent to it, where reportedly a 12 story apartment house will be built. At right is Fifth Avenue."
The Rhinelander House, Washington Square North, January 1950.
Built for William C. Rhinelander in 1940, the Greek Revival mansion at Washington Square North and Fifth Avenue became a preservation flashpoint after the Rhinelander Real Estate Company sold the property for development in 1944.
After a half-decade in limbo, the house was demolished in 1951, over the objections of the nascent Washington Square Committee, formed in January 1950.
Today, the nineteen-story 2 Fifth Avenue stands on the site.
