Harold Pratt
House

Harold Pratt House — Park Avenue Historic Mansion

The Harold Pratt House at 58 East 68th Street at Park Avenue is one of New York City's most distinctive and beautiful wedding venues — a magnificent mansion constructed in 1919–1920 by architects Delano and Aldrich for oil industrialist Harold Irving Pratt, described at the time as costing over one million dollars to build. Since 1945, the Harold Pratt House has served as the headquarters of the Council on Foreign Relations. Its formal reception rooms are available to rent for weddings, receptions, and private celebrations.

Six elegant rooms connected by a majestic winding marble staircase — each featuring cathedral ceilings, original fireplaces, antique chandeliers, and hardwood floors. Views of Park Avenue from gracious double-height windows. The Mansion Ballroom (the Rockefeller Room) handles seated dinners for up to 130 with dancing in the adjacent Drawing Room. The adjoining Peter G. Peterson Hall — with its own private limestone townhouse entrance — can be used alone or in combination with the House, bringing the total seated capacity to 180. The two spaces together allow guests to flow through the building as if exploring a private home.

There is very little like the Harold Pratt House in New York City. Six different rooms, three on each floor — moving through the building created a flow that kept the energy and excitement up all night. It combined elements of the Great Gatsby era with understated warmth and elegance. We could not have been happier.