Long a haven for artists and intellectuals, and a center of transatlantic cultural and intellectual exchange, the Beaux-Arts townhouse – one of the last of its kind along Museum Mile – is once again a space for dialogue and exchange. In the 1950s, Germany purchased the building from James W. Gerard, U. S. Ambassador to Germany until 1917, and strong believer in the transatlantic partnership. During the following 50 years, the building served as the Goethe-Institut, and saw renowned artists, politicians and public intellectuals, such as Willy Brandt, Andy Warhol, and Susan Sontag (image courtesy 1014 New York, 2016)
