Notable Residents
Notable current and former residents of 66th Street include:
- James Bryant Conant (1893–1978), served as President of Harvard University for 20 years, and lived at 200 East 66th Street.
- Benny Goodman (1908–1986) Bandleader, 200 East 66th Street.
- Ulysses S. Grant, former President of the United States, resided at 3 East 66th Street from 1884 until his death the following year.
- Henry Osborne Havemeyer (1847–1907), founder of the American Sugar Refining Company, built his Romanesque-style mansion at 1 East 66th Street.
- Phyllis McGinley (1905–1978), poet who won the Pulitzer Prize in 1961, lived at 200 East 66th Street.
- Edward Streeter (1891–1976), author best known for his novel Father of the Bride, lived at 200 East 66th Street.
- Andy Warhol (1928–1987), central figure in the Pop art movement, lived at 57 East 66th Street.
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