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New York, New York: Holdout House

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Address:
134 E. 60th St., New York, NY
Directions:
On the south side of E. 60th St. just east of its intersection with Lexington Ave.
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Holdout House

Shrunken four-story remnant of a formerly much larger building, it contained the apartment of Jean Herman, who refused to move.

Roadsideamerica.com Report... [08/20/2018]

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Holdout House.

Holdout House

It's easy to miss. I would have never found it without the Roadside America website.

[Larry, 09/05/2023]

Holdout House.

Holdout House

View the Holdout House from across the street.

[Andrew, 06/07/2019]

Now it appears to be an art statement with a reverence for history and site-specific architecture. Not a big F-U to developers.

Lair of the Holdout House?

Holdout House

None of the demo people I spoke with really know about her apartment, but I think this is it!

[Jennifer Copeland, 02/04/2019]

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