William H. Tillinghast and his wife, Phoebe, moved into a newly-completed, Queen Anne style home at No 26 East 64th Street in 1882.

William H. Tillinghast was best known for founding of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. Construction of his immense mansion on the corner of Fifth Avenue and 61t Street commenced in 1892 and would continue for four years. Designed by Richard Morris Hunt, it would be one of the largest and most lavish of Fifth Avenue residences.

In 1944 the Gerry family ceased using No. 41 as its garage and leased it the Central Synagogue Congregation for use as its Community House. Exactly 10 years later the Gerry family commissioned J. B. Snook Sons to design a replacement.

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