The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-01-24
FINE CITY RESIDENCES.
Fine Houses and Wealthy Owners-Cross
Streets vs.. Avenues.


Fine Houses and Wealthy Owners-Cross
Streets vs.. Avenues.
The elegance aud costllnes3 Of tho dwellings OF The
wealthy inhabitants OF any city may usually be |
taken fair index OF It's wealth. In all large cities
certain portion seems to have been set apart for
the residences Of the supper ten," and wherever |
this class Is more than usually wellto-do more than
ordinarily handsome houses are 70 be found. New !
York does not differ from other places In this respect;
for in the Empire City as many, II not more, hand
some dwellings can be found than In any city Of
equal size in the Old World Descriptions Of Fifth ave-
nue., Madison avenue andLexington avenuethe three
most fashionable avenues Of G0tham-have already
appeared in the columns Of the HERALD, but these
thoroughfares do not by any means contain all the
nne houses, nor does all The wealthy portion Of the
population dwell upon them. Between Twenty-thHd
street and Fortieth street. upon the Cross streets,
may be found Q large number OF noble mansions in
habited by well known prominent citizens. In this
article 1t will be impossible to traverse the whole
Of this distance, even to mention ell the elegant
houses between Twenty third street and Thirty fifth
street, but some OF the principal among them will be
noticed, The most fashionable portion OF these
streets, a. is well known, lies between sixth and
Madison avenues, between which limits both sides
OF the various thoroughfares are fun OF fine dwell
ings AS brown stone houses are fashion
able elsewhere, 80 are they prevalent upon
these streets, and as the style Of architecture
differs but little to give any detailed description
would simply be tedious Commencing at Twenty
third street and proceeding upwards, the following
dwellings in the various streets among those
which cannot fail to attract attention. All the
houses mentioned are on the side. where
stated TO the c0ntrary:-
TwENTy-THfRD STREET.
No. 40 West Twenty-third street Is occupied by
is a very large and handsome one occupying three
lots OF ground. 1t Is red brick, four stories high
with attics ana with brown stone trimmings; 1t has
a hign stoop and elegant stone balconies Next
to this fine mansion similar one has been
erected. which is not yet quite finished, also to he
occupied by member OF the SchermerhOrn family
No. IS rs also a very large massive and handsome
residence, occupied by Mr. David BOWS. The house
is double one four stories high of red brick, with
stone facings and has q remarkably solid and sub
No. IS Is The residence OF Mr. J. R. Marshall the
dry goods merchant. II Is large house. brown
stone front. high stoop, with handsome .cornices,
tye stories high.
No 28 is a handsome house, very solid and yet ee-
giant III appearance, ami is occupied by Mr.. w. r.
Earle at
the broker. The house Is one OF the finest In the
block four stories and BASEMENT. with nigh stoop
and handsome piazza Nil. Nathan drives line
team and handsome carriage.
\ No 40 Is another handsome house, very finely
finished and Is occupied by Mr. Darling, OF the Fifth
No 1881 the residence OF Mr.. Charles Johnson
The house is a handsome one, built on lot which
runs through to Twenty-fourth street. II Is four
stories, brown stone and has been deliberately
mented. Mr., johnson drives very handsome teun
which he keeps at his private stables.
TwENrY-FouRrH STREET.
No. Is the residence Of Congressman John Nor
rlssey. The house is q four story and basement
brown stone front, with = high stoop and iron
piazza, and is very substantial N appearance.
TwENry-FiFTh STREET.
No IL ia the residence OF Mr.. G. u. Ransom the +
broker The house Is four story and basement one,
with brown stone front, handsome, richly sculp-
ance OF the dwelling is at once solid and elegant.
No % + an elegant house WI, with UNUSUALLY nigh
by Mr. George Collins, the tea merchant.
No. rs occupied by Mrs: Townsend, widow OF
Mr.. Isaac Townsend. The house Is u very hand
some one, rich and solid In appearance.
No ID is also handsome residence, not differing
In material respect from other brown stone man.
sions, and Is occupied by Mr.. II. NJ. Alexander, the
lawyer
W. thompson; and No. AZ, q line four story brown
stone mansion Is occupied by Nj. Wood Gibson, the
No. u Is the residence Of Mr.. Henry I. Barley, the
importer The house Is one OF the finest In the block
and is massive IN appe arance Mr.. Barley keeps
splendid cross match team black and bay, which he
drives In handsome landau.
TwENTY-sIx1H STREET.
No. "a s OF the many fine houses in this street.
IL IL four story, handsome In ornamentation and
solid in appearance. It IL occupied by Mr.. W. H.
No. AZ is occupied by Mr.. q. G. woln, and Is also
very nnc house. ~
No s East twenty sixth street is the residence Of
Mr.. Charles Gould. The house Is brown trout,
high stoop, four stories in height.
No. =, on the east side, is occupied ey Mr.. Ben
jamin Fl. Field the merchant. Mr. Field keeps .
very handsome turnout, In which he may often be
seen on the avenue.
nne brown stone house, very solid In appearance.
Mr.. Isaac Iseln, the banker, resides ut 2s East
stantia brown stone residence. Mr.. Isclin keeps
his horses and carriages, both Of which are first
No. II is occupied by Mr.. Cornelius McCoon. The
house as solid-looking structure, with high stoop
TwBNTY-sRvESrH STREET
No. 81 IL occupied ny Mr.. Faulkner. The house is
a very elegant one, with brown stone front, high
stoop, handsome porch and four stories in height.
The house at the corner OF this street and Fifth
avenue with entrance on Twentyseventh street, Is
an exceedingly handsome one. with nne bay win
dows and heavy stone cornices. Mr.. Fiske keeps
seoea nnn norses anu y ss c,
Harper. This house IL also very massive and hand
some edi0ce with brown stone front aud high sioop.
No. Is ia occupied by Mr. Charles 7. Reynolds.
The house Of the best In the block, very solid
In appearance. Mr.. Reynolds keeps o handsome
turnout, In which he may often be seen on the
avenue.
yer. TIE house is solid and massive in appearance.
four stories, with high sfoop aud handsome porch.
No. 10 is the residence OF Mr.. James x. Pell the
modern improvements Mr. Pell drives a fast double
team In styish0oking dogcart.
TwENTY-NINTH STREET.
No. 2 II occupied by Mr.. Ross w. Wood, the I'm
porter and Is In every sense very handsome house.
with elegant front and the usual features OF houses
OF the same class.
NO Ia Is the residence OF Mr. Edmund D. Stanton,
the broker. The house n also very fine one with
. very solid and massive appearance.
TI1rRTrETu STREET.
One OF the hands0mest houses In this street n
No. ID the residence OF Lester Wallack. The resi-
dence II brown stone, four stories high with an i'm
posing entrance and high sto0p. The whole appear
ance OF the house ~ solid and yet unpretending Mr..
wallack keeps several horses and his turnout is well
known by almost everybody.
rHlRrY-FIRsT STREET.
No. 3 is occupied by Mr.. II. A. Wimcrding. The
house H. Of the ne residences Of the street and
~ finished with great neatncss. Mr.. Wilmer1ing n
the owner OF nne team and also stylish turnout.
No. 2, another fine brown stone residence, IN occu-
pied by Mr.. Frederick Gilbert who owns . fast
team.