He offered it to the nation as the nucleus of the National Gallery, together with the gallery building and a large endowment.
The outside of the gallery building is covered with over 8,000 black tiles that were glazed in Kent.
The house has a certificate of occupancy," she said, "but the gallery buildings don't.
Before his death, Oerter was close to obtaining the rights to use the Olympic rings on the gallery building.
The museum, now at 40 West 53rd Street, is reconstructing the 10-story gallery building over the next two years to serve as its new home.
At the head of the staircase in the dark gallery building, he stumbled and reached back for her hand.
Fire destroyed the gallery building in 1905, and the original Belgravia wing in 1922.
Uncle Jim showed his visitors the studios, the gallery building from the outside, and finally, a boathouse near the mansion.
In 1916, the museum drafted plans to construct a small portion of a new gallery building.
He remained in this position during the construction phase of the new gallery building in Ottawa.