The evening world., 1889-05-15
CLEvELAND'S HOME
He Has Selected the Fine Mansion.
No. ol6 Madison Avenue.
Banker Henry G. Marquand Ills NelGhbOr
and Landlord.
The Ex- President Has Leased for Two
Years, with Option OF Purchase.

Citizen Grover Cleveland has finally decided
10 settle down permanently in Gotham and has
selected his place Of future residence.
IL is q fine and imposing mansion, at s16
Madison avenue, and adioins the magnificent
residence OF Banker Henry q. Marquand. at
the corner OF Sixty-eighth street and Madison
avenue, who becomes the ex-President's land
lord under the agreement which has Just been
sntered into.
Mr.. Cleveland has not bought the house, but
has taken a lease Of it for two years, and 1t IL
understood that il he 10 satisfied with IL he will
purchase it at the expiration Of that time.
Yes" said Mr.. Marquand to u reporter Of
HI, lhais morning, INF. Cleveland and his vile are
10 become my tenants. and I am very glad to
have such good neighbors.
as could not get the right sort of a tenant it
! ION that account / let 1t to Mr.. Cleveland Mt
' n very reasonable rental, much less. in fact. than
] would have done last year, or any previous
''""Wil Mr.. Cleveland take possession imme-
""oh. no, the lease is not to commence until
be done i'll the way OF fixing up and it will take
all Summer to do IL.
rerraa aR aa sstisaed fn With mr. tho oi9 Sonse. ana SnGV %ou "a
like to have him become a purchaser. It's .
pretty expensive house, though, and perhaps he
h% TRe r snf % q selected * Se5p BY NJ 7. G cleveland i, one
OF the two house that were built by Mr.. Mar
quand six years ago on Madison avenue adjoin-
ing his own house.
One of these has already been occupied by
Mr.. Narquana's. daughter. but Mr.. Cleyelandia
has never had o tenant.
In its general style and appearance IL CORE.
spends with the Merquand mansion, being OF
PR led brick, with light brown-stone trim
mV.gs. 1t IL FIVE stories high, has 4 frontage OF
80 feet on Madison avenue and q depth OF 10
feet.
The front ia irregular in the style Of itE archi-
lecture, and is broken at the north gable by o
sQna' Q turret of light sandstone
Wide double windows. in the first and second
floors add to the massive and arlstocratio ap-
pearance of the mansion and the wide front door
II carved oak Is approached from the side by .
stone porch.
The adjoining building. No. s14, which is
occupied by MIR. MarquandR daughter 10 very
similar in appearance without being an exact
duplication, and the two together at first glance
appear to be only an extension on Madison ave-
nue. Of the Marquand mansion, 30 completely
does the style of the three correspond,
1t was ascertained that after Mr.. MarQuand
built the house it was for sale several years.
the lowest price that the owner would accept
being 81 10, 600.
1t could probably be purchased at the present
time for s1OO, 900, and in the opinion OF 0
number Of real-estate dealers in that vicinity the
property Ia fully worth that.
Mr.. Cleveland will furnish the house himself
rs soon as il Is ready for occupancy.
Workmen were busy on IT this morning and
evidently no time 10 to be lost in putting IL in
order.
. Taking IL all in all IL In one OF the handsomest
houses in upper Madison avenue.