Rockefeller Guest House is a guest house in East Village, the United States.[1] Wikidata describes it as “house in Manhattan, New York”. It opened in 1950. It is owned by Museum of Modern Art. The building has 2 floors. It stands about 3.5 km from the centre of East Village.[3]
Overview
The Rockefeller Guest House is a building at 242 East 52nd Street in the East Midtown and Turtle Bay neighborhoods of Manhattan in New York City. Situated on the southern sidewalk of 52nd Street between Second Avenue and Third Avenue, it was designed by Philip Johnson and completed in 1950. The residence was constructed as a guest house for philanthropist Blanchette Rockefeller, who was married to John D. Rockefeller III.
From “Rockefeller Guest House” on English Wikipedia, by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0.[2]
History and building
The guest house opened in 1950. It was designed by Philip Johnson. The building has 2 floors. It is listed as a New York City Landmark. [1]
Location
Measured in a straight line, the guest house is 3.5 km from the centre of East Village. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is LaGuardia Airport (LGA), about 11 km from the centre of East Village.[4]
It is one of 124 hotels in and around East Village recorded in Wikidata, 67 of which have an article in Innpedia.[5] Of the 38 with a recorded opening date, the earliest is Murray Hill Hotel, opened in 1884. See Hotels in East Village.
Other hotels within 1.5 km:
- Fifty Hotel & Suites by Affinia — 0.2 km
- DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Metropolitan New York City — 0.3 km
- San Carlos Hotel New York — 0.3 km
- The Kimberly Hotel & Suites — 0.3 km
- The Benjamin Royal Sonesta New York — 0.3 km
- New York Marriott East Side — 0.4 km, opened 1923
- Beekman Tower — 0.4 km, opened 1928
- Residence Inn by Marriott New York Manhattan/ Midtown Eastside — 0.4 km
- Hotel 48LEX New York — 0.4 km
- The Lexington Hotel, Autograph Collection — 0.4 km
See also
- Hotels in East Village
- Hotels in the United States
- List of heritage-listed hotels in the United States
- List of hotels opened in the 1950s
References
- ^ Rockefeller Guest House (Q106667732). Wikidata. CC0.
- ^ Rockefeller Guest House. Wikipedia. Text excerpted under CC BY-SA 4.0; revision of 2026-05-16.
- ^ East Village (Q1043326). Wikidata. CC0.
- ^ Airports. OurAirports. Public domain.
- ^ Hotels in East Village. Wikidata. CC0.
Facts as stated in Wikidata, read in October 2026.