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In his will, Paul Rudolph gave his Architectural Archives (including drawings, plans, renderings, blueprints, models and other materials prepared in connection with his professional practice of architecture) to the Library of Congress Trust Fund following his death in 1997. A Stipulation of Settlement, signed on June 6, 2001 between the Paul Rudolph Estate and the Library of Congress Trust Fund, resulted in the transfer of those items to the Library of Congress among the Architectural Archives, that the Library of Congress determined suitable for its collections. The intellectual property rights of items transferred to the Library of Congress are in the public domain. The usage of the Paul M. Rudolph Archive at the Library of Congress and any intellectual property rights are governed by the Library of Congress Rights and Permissions.

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LOCATION
Address: 860 United Nations Plaza
City: New York
State: New York
Zip Code: 10017
Nation: United States

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Type: Residence
Status: Built

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Date(s): 1967
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Client: Henry J. Kaiser & Alyce Kaiser
Architect: Paul Rudolph
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Kaiser Residence

The apartment is located in 860 United Nations Plaza, which is a co-op consisting of twin 38-story towers on top of a 6-story office building which opened in 1966. The building contains a total of 336 apartments (of which 56 are duplexes on the top eight floors) with nine foot ceilings, oversized windows and commanding unencumbered views overlooking the United Nations and the East River.
At the time the building was constructed, it was the most expensive co-op ever built in the city, at $37.5 million. The cost of apartments at the time cost as much as $179,000.
The building features 7 foot tall windows, Carrara marble bathroom walls and floors, 18 feet long kitchens and an air-conditioning system that emits cool or warm air in any room on any day of the year.
Mr. Kaiser died August 24, 1967 at the age of 85.