The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-20

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On tine west sue Oh r'ltn avenue oe'"ee"
Twenty-seVenth anu I"ehtV-e'gntn sfee.s'
resides MIS- farah S'eVe's' Vne "'u"w Vi '"e
late faran stevens the onamp'on no'ei Aeeie''
during his INC MI stevens cun'ronuu so' ',',
hotel' situated IN u'nere" c'''es' '"e in'',
Avenue Hotel among them. lie accunuia'cu
a large Fortune principally lhNesteu III w"
YORK and Boston real estate. ohe VI rvs 'n-
vestments III TINS city, tue stevens apiit'ne"'
house on DroadwbY' IwehtV-se'e"'" S.''.
ana the ruin avenue mas proved s"'' VI
white elephant for his WIDOW IL docs not pay
more than three per cent. on the amount IN
vested aud OF this three per cent at least one
and half per cent. should he deducted ior tnc
anguish OF mind connected with the ownership
Of piece OF property Of this kind. However
Mira. Stevens occupies r palatial dwelling, anu
comes fairly under the head Of New York mil
honai es " miilionatresses.
On the east side OF the Fifth avenue. between
Twenty eighth aud rwenty-ninth streets, re
side alongside OF each other. In two unpreten-
tious brown-stonc houses, the brothers Ham
crslcy, both men of large wealth. Gordon A.
Hamerslev, a widower, with one son, an only
child, MIR, Louis G. Hamersley, Is one OF our
largest real estate holders. lie owns som two
acres Of land on the choicest part Of the Firth
avenue. namely, the block between sixtieth aud
slxtv-nrst streets, Fifth and Madison avenues ;
besides which he 10 a large owner OF well-im-
| proved Br roadway property below Fourteenth
street. His son, now some irty-nVe years
| old and unmarried. IL one OF the best matches
| In New York. He IL already in his own rlgh,
man II handsome fortune. Thc united We Hn
| OF father and son combined Is over So'VV'W''
Mr.. John W. Hamcrsley, the brother OF Gordon
A.. l. noted for his literary tastes and extensive
reading. A classical scholar himself lie de-
/ lights to gather about him clever men from
ev, ~ walk aud profession OF life.
On the west side OF the Fiith avenue. between
Thirtv-ninth aud Fortieth streets, are two large
double brick houses. originally punt by the lnte
Mayor Brady. one of them Is OCCUPIED by MI
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have greatly grown during tue last ni'eeh years
| He IN rried IN eariN ne MISS ieNholus' al
| adopted daughter OF hlcharu- hlngslahu' Wh"u
our old ciuLens VIII remember many mah'
years ago. rs helnS engaged III the nhrH""'
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