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William A. Clark House

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William A. Clark House, Manhattan
William A. Clark House, Manhattan

The William A. Clark House, nicknamed "Clark's Folly", was a mansion located at 962 Fifth Avenue on the northeast corner of its intersection with East 77th Street on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, New York City. It was demolished in 1927 and replaced with a luxury apartment building (960 Fifth Avenue).

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William A. Clark House
5th Avenue, New York Manhattan

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10021 New York, Manhattan
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