The New York herald., 1869-04-12

stone wan facing the avenue, arranged with With
most o inirable taste A short distance beyond this
| " the residence OF MIR. II. Morey, Pear street
merchant 1t Is frame building Of two stories, Of
neat and tasteful style OF architecture. Adjoining is
| the beautiful residence OF Mr w. 8. Peno eton.
which within the past few days has been sold ior
$oaOo0. II u large and elegant mansion, but no
better than Of others IN the neghborhood as
neither are the residences OF Mr. Joan Pendeton,
recently sold for $4800, and Mrs Ehninger sold Tor
S4S,U0. We give these as about the average
valuation OF tine finer residences In this vicinity,
Of ground adjacent And Still there are many Cheaper
residences In the market, and also ABOUT here are
numerous villa plots for SALE The average price OF
lots 10 $4,000. which year ago could have been
bought for just half this The better class Of
dwellings rented for summer residences command
for lots and rents owing the eligibility OF the
situations and the fine views obtained from their
Passing q number of beautiful residences, all in
tne style OF thef construction revealing the cultl-
vated tastes OF their achltects and owners and for
bay and the far recedlng shores OF New Jersey and
Long island and New York and its SUBURBAN cities
| on either side and conscious how much more deli
| cious and entrancing would be the view on a hot
summer day, with these noble trees rOoed in all the
| glorious pomp OF their summer foliage and vocal
with the songs OF summer birds, give hasty
broker and Mr. Watson, OF the Bank of Montreal, and
| also at Inc line brick manslol with its towering
turret and gaoe roofs clearly defined upon the broad
expanse 0l blue sky overhead, OF Mr. Stokes OF the
| nrm OF Phelps Dodge Co., and Observing, at the
| edge OF the spacious grounds u private bowling
alley for ladies', with its neatly carpeted reception
room in front aud furnished with crate ana
| marble lnantel and mirrors we enter upon
Richmond terrace. This terrace is three miles long.
IL hugs the waters edge. 1t Is macadamiZed road,
wide, even aud hard. There stiffness irregd-
larity about IT. but, Winning along with gently
| beauty. Oaly an occasional struggling carriage Is
now to be seen, and many OF the villas lining the
| not be many weeks before this road viii be alive
with the finest turnous and all these dwellings Jubi-
| liant witiDie ringing medley OF merry voices. Ine
resldences present variety Of types. Some o.d
and quaint with fine Old shade trees all about them
and labyrinthan drives leading TO them and spa
cuus gardens filled wlh the intricate net
| work OF lockwood and shrubbery, anu grape arbOr5
waiting the golden sunshine OF aiyaIcns sprIng TO
vltaille INTO blossom and beauty. Small ana cosey
cottages, which, when the trees fully eaved Will
be almost hid from sight by the dense foliage vi the
| trees surrounding them, are scattered ali along.
Stately dwellings OF the latest style OF architecture
and glossy with pewness are quite numerous. and ut
| intervals may be seen workmen busily laying the
foundations OF Others Here Is the ue old residence
| OF ex-Judge Duer large double mansion, solid,
| massive and beautiful for its elegant simplicity.
Near by Is the country seat OF Mr. GeJrge Duer oil
the Bank OF tine State Of New urk, a lovely place;
anu Il little farther on the country house OF Mr..
ProudfoOt, fine dwelilng, with charming surround
ings-and still farther on the resdence-a tasteful
villa, with Spaciously inviting porcnes-Of Mr..
| Escorlaza, a well known Spanish gentleman engaged
I largely In the Cuban trade. Dr. Walser has also
| fine residence III this vicinity, aud SO Mr.. Jacob
Peerless, and so Mr.. Elmore, the last and large
| double brick house, succeed with neat porches
| large windows and an observatory. One Of the
| finest residences on the entire terrace is that
| OF Mr. Ernest Fielder. 1t is built OF brick and
| succeed with an Immensely spacious porlico ani
correspondingy MASSIVE pillars. Just behnd hlm
the three large buildings constituting the Pavilion
Hotel. Every body who has been up the bay or
the XIII Won kuli has noticed these buildings, look
Ing grand in their massive proportions, aud espe-
two stories u height West OF the hotel l. charm.
ngiy. cosey cottage, owned and occupied by MIR.
iton avenue, owned by BY Mr.. re. G. New Newton, but
at present occupied by Mr.: John Levison
/ and Mr.. 9. Bys. is particularly noticeable for
Its fine situation It has spacious porch on the
entire front and Mansard roof We are now at
New Brighton, town whose life until recently has
been standing sti but Is now awakening into q
new life and putting on all the smart O thrivinI
business audaciy. Some new brick stores nave
all about principally small cottages. Favorable
building lots can oe had abo1t here for Soo0that s
back OF the town. on the slopes. Everything now,
ming hing give soien OF OF tns town and its
unwonted activity. Every steamboat from
the city brings house and home hunters. And here
We VIII take The precaution to throw out the nint
to all such visitors to AVOID as far as possible the
real estate agents. They are of the city breed. The
pure vampire metropolitan blood courses through
their veins. These sharKs-and it is the mldest tern
for designating them-have two prices-the prices
OF the land ana house owners and their own prices
which are greatly In advance OF the former In PLAN
Saxon, they know what the owners are willing to lake.
and then tney tuck on the prices so TO pocket the
differences. OF course there are exceptions and
some agents 10 be lound content with the ordinary
rates 0f commission. To the grasplng greed of these
parties more than anything else is owing the pres
ent nigh prices, comparatively cheap, they are
eligible building lots In our city, at which real estate
held. The best way Is deal with the prlncip pals
Beyond New brighton and through Port Rich
m0nd and Factoryville and Elm Park the drives de-
be- enehy and esome n aS ae
the reader well as ourselves, TO describe all the
villas 80 pleasngly and b0uniully lining the waters
edge and filing the soping hill sides and heights.
Towering far above everything else the magnificent
summer abode Of Commodore Stebbins OF the New
York Yacht Club. lti gothic structure built the
gddy height on the 'front.' The spacious grounds about
II laid out with elegant taste, and contain mag
nIfcent greenhouse and stables The Commodore
l0ves good horse next to good yacht, and rying
stced next to flying pennant. From his eyrie he
has q view unparalleled in Its extent and beauty.
Another beautiful residence Is that OF Mr. Jonn J.
Jones' President Of the Chemical Bank still another,
that OF George L. Green, with grounds extending to
H. Vermiyea, the Wall street broker. has just erected
o new dwelling with curiously quaint windows and
gabled ROOF, altogether unique and elegant struc-
ture Next TO this comes the beautiful gothic resi-
dence OF Mr.. VIM. Bennett, and near by that OF Mr..
George E. Bacon the retired merchant. lnis last
house has an elevated tower and huge arched VIM
dows, and the grounds about 1t are beautifully laid
out. On the height, back OF Factoryvlie, Is large
three story stone house belonging to Mr. Tho las
Scott. This has tower and spacious
lawn filed with beautiful shade trees. Farther down,
on graceful slope IL the dwelling OF MI. William
Thompson with French roof AMI a particularly
spacious porch. An odfashioned whte'nouse on u
jutting point, with row OF poplars In 'front.' Is the
summer abode OF Mr.. George Peltou. Not far re-
moved is the residence OF Mr.. +. q. Shaw, two
story dwelling, built In the most approved modern
style close by this, In beautiful grove vi ever
greens, Is residence OF Mr.. Cnares Bennett Mr..
AnsoD livingston. merchant on Exchange place,
has q magnificent residence on point OF land bS
the waters edge. Moored la the wa.er Is his model
sloop yacht. Mr.. Hermtan, the lawyer, and Ms.
Gustavus Rembrandt have also fine residences In the
neIghborhood. Occupying thirty acres and by some
deemed adding TO the architectural beauty OF the
island at this point and by others deemed detri-
ment, Is the Sailors Snug Harbor. We saw only one
inmate OF the place. This was q veteran sou OF
Neptune, who was fishing ut tue wharf, Close by Is
the residence OF Sir. ID. L. C0oK neat old-fashioned
structure painted white and with O double porch
IN front anu surrounded VITA an Old apple orcnard
and row OF towering poplars IN 'front.' On this
terrace Mr. Evans tic cotton broker. has fine resi-
dence with spacious lawn and trees anu AIR. john
a. Canning and AIR. Faber, the lead pencil manulac-
turcr Tne last named gentleman has recently pur-
chased for s20,000 the beautiful residence OF Mr. III.
l.. Norris, including, with two and onethrd acres,
wafer front OF 800 feet which he intends 10 erect