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Streetscapes/9 East 72nd Street; A School's Grand House That Could Be Private Again

By Christopher Gray
New York, Jan 6, 2001

FREQUENTLY when institutions take over private houses, their renovations so change the original interiors that later buyers face great hurdles in recapturing the buildings for residential occupancy. But since 1964, when the Lycee Francais took over the 1896 Henry Sloane House, the school's alterations have been surprisingly benign -- raising the possibility that the eventual buyer of the building, which is now on the market along with the school's other properties, could return it to its original use as an extraordinary private residence....



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