<img width="640" height="410" src="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/1903-north-and-west-elevs-e1641186363829-1024x656.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" srcset="https://uh8yh30l48rpize52xh0q1o6i-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/1903-north-and-west-elevs-e1641186363829-1024x656.jpg 1024w, https://uh8yh30l48rpize52xh0q1o6i-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/1903-north-and-west-elevs-e1641186363829-300x192.jpg 300w, https://uh8yh30l48rpize52xh0q1o6i-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/1903-north-and-west-elevs-e1641186363829-1536x983.jpg 1536w, https://uh8yh30l48rpize52xh0q1o6i-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/1903-north-and-west-elevs-e1641186363829-170x109.jpg 170w, https://uh8yh30l48rpize52xh0q1o6i-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/1903-north-and-west-elevs-e1641186363829.jpg 1957w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" data-attachment-id="41610" data-permalink="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/2022/01/03/stories-of-a-mansion/1903-north-and-west-elevs-3/" data-orig-file="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/1903-north-and-west-elevs-e1641186363829.jpg" data-orig-size="1957,1253" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"2.8","credit":"","camera":"Canon PowerShot SD600","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1169479472","copyright":"","focal_length":"5.8","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0.025","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="1903-north-and-west-elevs" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/1903-north-and-west-elevs-e1641186363829-300x192.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/1903-north-and-west-elevs-e1641186363829-1024x656.jpg" /><p>by Elaine Gerstein, Cooper Hewitt Design Guide As we celebrate the 125th anniversary of the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum, it is interesting to note that before the museum opened in 1976, the Carnegie Mansion had an amazing history of its own. The mansion was built from 1899–1902 for Andrew Carnegie, said to be at...</p><p>The post <a href="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/2022/01/03/stories-of-a-mansion/">Stories of a Mansion</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.cooperhewitt.org">Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum</a>.</p>
