Americas Society
680 Park Avenue, New York City | get directions

Americas Society is the premier organization dedicated to education, debate and dialogue in the Americas. Established by David Rockefeller in 1965, our mission is to foster an understanding of the contemporary political, social and economic issues confronting Latin America, the Caribbean, and Canada, and to increase public awareness and appreciation of the diverse cultural heritage of the Americas and the importance of the inter-American relationship.

The organization's home is a grand turn-of-the-century townhouse on the Upper East Side with a NYC Landmark designation. The breathtaking marble foyer, sweeping staircase, and impressive antiques are unified by original wide plank wood flooring and rich Italian marble base molding; an intimate and elegant setting for both the concert forum and the wine reception.

680 Park Avenue was originally the residence of Percy Rivington Pyne, a prominent New York financier, from 1910 to 1946. It then served as the Soviet Mission to the United Nations until 1965. In that year, the Marquesa de Cuevas purchased the building to save it from demolition and, in 1966, donated it to the Americas Society, then known as the Center for Inter-American Relations. McKim, Mead & White designed the building in 1909, and in 1966 the architectural firm of Walker O. Cain & Associates directed restoration of the interior in the style of the original building.

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