The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-04-27
A FARM or NINETY ACRES IN THE
BROOKLYN BUILDING DISTRICT

Dr0npTtY BTOOklVn
Lererts- Breyoort estate. 1t stretches in a long,
narrow strip from cast to west comprising nil
the land between Bedford and Stuyvcsant and
Ualsoy and Putnam avenues. Though the
avenues and a few streets are cut through one
can still discover undulatinQ ground and green
meadows. Hero and thcrc. throughout tho
farm. nre scnttcred fine old shndo trees while
tho famous orchard where grew the APPLES
from which was made a cider appreciated by
Long Island farmers for miles around. still
bears IA luxuriantly rs ever For tho last If
toen years tho Capitoine Skating Pond. dear
to tho hearts OF all Juvenile Brooklynites. has
been tho chief feature of the North Farm.
Meantime. owing to the peculiar nature of tho
will of the late Judge Iefrcrts Lefrers. who left
the farm TO his only child. the present Mira.
James Cnrson Brcyoort much litigation hns
arisen concerning the title to this property
which lies dormant. while the city is built up
all around and far beyond H.
A century aro the lnnd ON which now stands
the city OF Brooklyn commanded. according to
their values. very high prices for farming pur-
poscs. Thorc were ON Long Island no more
fertile farms than those living about tho region
OF country now known as Bedford. The Left
fertscs were among the early Long Island set
tiers As far back ms they can be traced through
the od'rccor,s they have always been large land
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seems n very high price when we rcmember
that the Lenox Hill property, originally COM
prising thirty acres. was bought by tho late
Mr. Robert Leuox. one-half I'm 1917 for 40 42U
and onc-hslf in 1918 for $500 making n total of
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