▁a ▁daughter ▁of ▁financi er ▁Joseph ▁William ▁Dre x el ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Lucy ▁Wh art on ▁Dre x el . ▁ ▁The ▁lim estone ▁house ▁is ▁a ▁companion ▁to ▁C od man ' s ▁own ▁residence ▁down ▁the ▁street ▁at ▁ 7 ▁East ▁ 9 6 th ▁Street , ▁which ▁he ▁designed ▁for ▁himself ▁and ▁had ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 2 - 1 3 . ▁The ▁A IA ▁Guide ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁describes ▁the ▁D ahl gren ▁house ▁as ▁" mag ister ial " ▁and ▁" dis cipl ined ." ▁It ▁features ▁" gent le ▁rest ic ations ▁and ▁bas - rel ief s ." ▁ ▁The ▁extremely ▁wealth y ▁and ▁soci ally ▁prominent ▁D ahl gren ▁spent ▁little ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁house . ▁It ▁was ▁later ▁occupied ▁for ▁many ▁years ▁by ▁Pierre ▁Cart ier , ▁the ▁founder ▁of ▁the ▁Cart ier ' s ▁j ew el ry ▁store . ▁Appar ently , ▁D ahl gren ▁r ented ▁the ▁house ▁to ▁Cart ier ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁on , ▁until ▁she ▁sold ▁it ▁to ▁him ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 7 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁on ▁his ▁ret irement , ▁Cart ier ▁sold ▁the ▁house ▁to ▁the ▁St . ▁Francis ▁de ▁Sales ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁Church , ▁which ▁used ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁convent ▁for ▁the ▁n uns ▁who ▁taught ▁at ▁the ▁church ' s ▁par och ial ▁school . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁the ▁church ▁sold ▁the ▁house ▁to ▁a ▁private