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==== Row houses and later development ==== In mid-century, the rich temporarily, and the upper middle class more permanently, filled the [[brownstone]] row houses that filled Murray Hill's streets. The [[Brick Presbyterian Church (Manhattan)|Brick Presbyterian Church]] followed its congregation; after selling its site facing [[City Hall Park]], it rebuilt in 1857 closer to its congregation, on the smoothed brow of Murray Hill, at Fifth Avenue and 37th Street.<ref>{{harvnb|Burrows|Wallace|1999|p=717}}.</ref> However, when [[J. P. Morgan]] built his conservative brownstone free-standing mansion in 1882 on [[Madison Avenue (Manhattan)|Madison Avenue]] at 36th Street (later part of [[The Morgan Library & Museum]]), it was considered a fashionable but slightly old-fashioned address,<ref name="In the no longer cutting">"In the no longer cutting-edge Murray Hill" ({{harvnb|Burrows|Wallace|1999|p=1075}}).</ref> as the rich were filling Fifth Avenue with palaces as far as [[Central Park]]. Instead stylish merchandising was changing the neighborhood; [[Madison Square Park]], at this time considered a part of Murray Hill, was bordered by the fashionable [[Ladies' Mile Historic District|ladies' shops]] of the day on Fifth Avenue. In 1925, the architectural firm Margon & Glaser designed the Griffon, a residential building at 77 Park Avenue and 39th Street. The Griffon which was converted into a condominium in 1969 and is known for its stunning lobby as well as its oversized apartment layouts with original details and fireplaces. The Griffon is included in the NRHP's Murray Hill historic district.<ref name="In the no longer cutting" />
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