Jay Gould House

The Jay Gould House was a grand mansion situated at 857 Fifth Avenue in Manhattan's Upper East Side, built in the French Neo-Gothic style for the prominent financier Jay Gould. This historic residence was later inherited by his son, George Jay Gould, who chose to demolish it in 1906 to construct a new home on the site. The story of the Jay Gould House reflects the opulence of New York's Gilded Age and the evolution of its architectural landscape.