Fifth Avenue Gilded Age Mansions Walking Tour
September 27
Upper East Side
Gilded Age mansions & literary treasures
Upcoming events at Albertine
- An Evening with Mathias Énard and Christopher Byrd — 2026-10-15T18:00:00-04:00
- The Albertine Book Club Reads "The Old Fire" by Elisa Shua Dusapin — 2026-11-03T18:00:00-05:00
- The Albertine Book Club Reads "In the Eye of the Wild" by Nastassja Martin — 2026-12-01T18:00:00-05:00
Bookstore📖"a true gem... in a hushed jewel-box-like space" —Elif Batuman, The New Yorker
✨"next-level stunning" —Girl with the Passport
👑Spot the Little Prince statue out front honoring Saint-Exupéry
Gaze up at a hand-painted constellation ceiling inside a Gilded Age mansion while browsing 14,000 French and English titles. Albertine feels like a grand private library plucked straight from Paris: mahogany shelves, leather club chairs, and hushed nooks perfect for losing an afternoon.
French literature
Gilded Age mansion
celestial ceiling
reading room
Upcoming events at Albertine
Bookstore📖"a true gem... in a hushed jewel-box-like space" —Elif Batuman, The New Yorker
✨"next-level stunning" —Girl with the Passport
👑Spot the Little Prince statue out front honoring Saint-Exupéry
Gaze up at a hand-painted constellation ceiling inside a Gilded Age mansion while browsing 14,000 French and English titles. Albertine feels like a grand private library plucked straight from Paris: mahogany shelves, leather club chairs, and hushed nooks perfect for losing an afternoon.
French literature
Gilded Age mansion
celestial ceiling
reading room
Upcoming events at Albertine
Sunday, Sep 27
Friday, Oct 2