Inside Gilded Age Townhouse in NYC Built for JP Morgan’s Cousin

Only a few Gilded Age mansions are still standing in New York City. Some have been repurposed as museums, but much of Millionaires’ Row was torn down to make way for New York City’s rapid growth.

One of these rare remaining Gilded Age properties, a 24,000-square-foot townhouse built by JP Morgan’s cousin, was sold by Patricia Vance and Sandra Ripert of Douglas Elliman in June for over $38.2 million.

The property was originally listed for $49.5 million. Before that, real estate developer Orin Wilf purchased it for $55 million in 2019, the New York Post reported.

JP Morgan was one of the most powerful figures of the Gilded Age, a Wall Street financier and railroad tycoon who founded JPMorgan & Co. and shaped America’s industrial economy. His cousin, James J. Goodwin, made a fortune as his business partner and built himself a mansion on West 54th Street in 1896, though his primary residence was in Connecticut.

Goodwin left an estate of $6.2 million when he died in 1915, The New York Times reported at the time — the equivalent of about $197.3 million in 2025, when adjusted for inflation. His mansion, which has retained many of its gilded touches, remains an impressive symbol of wealth.

Take a look inside his former home at West 54th Street.