 An island of serenity, a unique private enclave, Gramercy Park echoes the New York of a quieter, gentler time. Here, at the turn of a key, is peace and quiet, a place to muse and reflect, read a newspaper or merely catch some sun. It’s the legacy of one Samuel Ruggles, the visionary developer who bought the plot with the idea of recreating the delights of a London square—a refuge sorely lacking in the bustle of New York’s relentless grid.
The park is surrounded by some of New York’s most delightful architectural treasures: Stanford White’s The Player's Club (a club founded by the great actor Edwin Booth whose statue stands in the park), the Stuyvesant Fish House where John Barrymore lived, the Gramercy Park Hotel where Joseph P. Kennedy and his family occupied the second floor, and the striking six-story birdhouses with “rooms” for feathered residents to build safe, dry nests in the elegant private park.
Offered is a re-creation of the historic Victorian birdhouse that flanks each end of Manhattan's only private park. Topped with a golden pineapple, this welcoming birdhouse has 3 functional nest boxes with cleanouts with 1-1/4" openings to attract wrens, finches, chickadees, and nuthatches. (Dimensions: 19" H x 15" W x 15" D).
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