Steinway Mansion, New York City

Name: Steinway Mansion
Address: New York City, United States

#1523 among attractions in New York City

Italianate architecture

Gallery (1)

Map

Facts and practical information

The Steinway Mansion is a home on a one-acre hilltop in the Astoria section of Queens, New York City. It was built in 1858, originally on 440 acres on the Long Island Sound, by Benjamin Pike Jr. born in 1809, a noted manufacturer of scientific instruments located in lower Manhattan. After his death in 1864, his widow sold the mansion to William Steinway of Steinway & Sons in 1870. Jack Halberian purchased the Mansion in 1926 and upon his death in 1976, his son Michael Halberian began an extensive restoration. ()

Architectural style: Renaissance revivalCoordinates: 40°46'44"N, 73°53'50"W

Address

Northwestern Queens (Astoria)New York City United States

ContactAdd

Social media

Add

New York City

Day trips

Steinway Mansion – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Bohemian Hall & Beer Garden, Trinity Lutheran Church, Lent Homestead and Cemetery, Statue of Christopher Columbus.

1.1 miSW
Nightlife, Neoclassical architecture
Bohemian Hall & Beer Garden, New York City
27 min walk • The Bohemian Citizens' Benevolent Society is a private benevolent society founded in 1892 in Astoria, Queens to support Czech and Slovak immigrants to the area, as well as people of Czech and Slovak ancestry. The Society is commonly known as "Bohemian Hall", for the historic structure in which it is located.
1.6 miSW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Trinity Lutheran Church, New York City
42 min walk • Trinity Lutheran Church is a historic Lutheran church at 31-18 37th Street in Astoria, Queens, New York. It was designed by John William Cresswell Corbusier and overseen by architect George W. Conable.
0.5 miSE
Cemetery, Colonial architecture
Lent Homestead and Cemetery, New York City
13 min walk • The Riker-Lent-Smith Homestead and Cemetery are a historic house and cemetery in East Elmhurst, New York. The neighborhood, within the New York City borough of Queens, is called Steinway in the National Register of Historic Places designation document.
1.2 miSW
Monuments and statues, Park
Statue of Christopher Columbus, New York City
32 min walk • Columbus is a statue in Astoria, Queens created by Angelo Racioppi with funds from the New York City Works Progress Administration Art Project. It sits in Columbus Square park. Dedicated in 1941, it is in bronze on a cast stone base. It depicts Christopher Columbus as a young, energetic explorer at the helm.
0.7 miSE
Art Deco architecture, Streamline Moderne architecture
Marine Air Terminal, New York City
18 min walk • The Marine Air Terminal is an airport terminal located at LaGuardia Airport in Queens, New York City. The Marine Air Terminal, an Art Deco building opened in 1939 by William Delano of the firm Delano & Aldrich, is the only active airport terminal dating from the first generation of passenger air travel in the United States.
1.2 miSW
Street
Steinway Street, New York City
30 min walk • Steinway Street is a major street in the borough of Queens in New York City, New York, in the United States. Steinway Street is a 2.4 mile two-way street that runs north-south between Berrian Boulevard in Astoria and Northern Boulevard in Long Island City.
0.5 miNE
Bridge
Rikers Island Bridge, New York City
13 min walk • Rikers Island Bridge is a girder bridge that connects Rikers Island in the borough of the Bronx with the borough of Queens in New York City. The bridge begins in the Steinway neighborhood of Queens near the intersection of Hazen Street and 19th Avenue and continues to the south side of Rikers Island.
1.4 miSE
Park
One Room Schoolhouse Park, New York City
37 min walk • One Room Schoolhouse Park is a small park located on the southeast corner of Astoria Boulevard and 90th Street in the East Elmhurst neighborhood of Queens, New York City. Its name recalls the site of Queens's last one-room schoolhouse, demolished in 1934.
1.1 miNE
Island
Rikers Island, New York City
29 min walk • Rikers Island is a 413.17-acre island in the East River between Queens and the Bronx that contains New York City's main jail complex.
1.2 miSE
Street
Astoria Boulevard, New York City
32 min walk • Astoria Boulevard is an important east-west commercial street in Astoria and East Elmhurst, Queens, New York City. It runs from 1st Street at the East River to the World's Fair Marina on Flushing Bay, where it merges with Northern Boulevard.
1.5 miNW
Sport, Sport venue
Sportime Tennis, New York City
40 min walk • The Sportime Randall's Island Tennis Center is a tennis facility located in Randalls Island Park in New York City. It is the home of the New York Sportimes team of World TeamTennis.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Steinway Mansion?

Nearby attractions include Lent Homestead and Cemetery, New York City (13 min walk), Rikers Island Bridge, New York City (13 min walk), Marine Air Terminal, New York City (18 min walk).

How to get to Steinway Mansion by public transport?

The nearest stations to Steinway Mansion:

Bus

Ditmars Boulevard & 45th Street • Lines: Q69 (17 min walk)
LGA Terminal A • Lines: LaGuardia All Terminals, M60 Sbs (18 min walk)

Metro

Astoria–Ditmars Boulevard • Lines: N, W (20 min walk)
Astoria Boulevard • Lines: N, W (32 min walk)