Designated: February 15, 1967
This structure represents the Italianate villa style, with well-balanced and diverse elements. The Steinway and House was originally built in a rural setting in front of the river. During the 1870s, William Steinway, the piano manufacturer, bought the house, and his family occupied the house until the 1920s.
STATUS Designated Individual Landmarks
The Neighborhood
Astoria
The area now known as Astoria was originally called Hallett's Cove, after its first landowner William Hallet, who settled there in 1652 with his wife, Elizabeth Fones. Beginning in the early 19th century, affluent New Yorkers constructed large residences around 12th and 14th streets, an...
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