The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1889-06-06
HISTORIC HOUSES.
Some That Were Built In Washington's
Time Still %StAndiny In Now York.

Some That Were Built In W%ashington'.
Time still Standing In New York.
The celebration OF the centennial Of
W~ashington's inauguration has stimu-
lated an interest among New Workers
in the history OF Washington's time,
and especially in the landmarks still
existing in the city hat were asso.
ciated with events OF the revolution
and the years Immediately following.
Of the few buildings Of Washington's
time which still remain the oldest is
probably the Jumel mansion in One
Hundred and S~ixty-frst street, neal St.
Nicholas avenue. The house, which
was then called the Morris mansion.
was built by Roger Morris in 1857.
The main part Of the building was
nearly square. two stories high, with
a spacious attic. An extension Of oc-
tagonal form contained a large and
stately parlor, magnifcently furnished,
with bed chambers over it. The CEN
trail hall, or passage way to the par
lor. was twenty feet wide, The
walls OF the mansion were OF
imported Holland brick sheathed
with planks. Under the entire build
ing was a cellar dug out OF the solid
rock. In this building Washington had
his quarters while the Americans were
slowly ~evacuating the city. From the
porch in front Of the house he watched
the movements of the enemy's feet in
the Hudson below.
Long before the revolution the re-
gion about Riverside Park was dotted
with country seats and deer parks, and
was then known as Bloomingdale.
Here was built the famous Apthorpe
mansion, originally a nobleman's
saloon in ex-Alderman Wcndel's Elm
park. Under the roof of this mansion
the secret expedition OF Nathan Hale
was planned late on Saturday night,
September IA, 1915. Here Washing
ton had his quarters when the intel
ligence of the approach of the British
fleet vas brought to him. When he
moved farther north and the British
occupied the city Lord Howe and his
staff occupied the same apartments in
which Washington had slept. This
building will soon be torn down to
make way for a new street.
There are two other historic build
ings, though OF a somewhat later
period, in that neighborhood. One,
Tho Grange" in One Hundred and
Forty-sevcnth street. neal Tenth ave-
nue., was built by Alexander Hamilton
in 1902. The other, built about the
same time by DR.. Samuel Bradhurst,
stands in One Hundred and Forty. |
street.
Another building OF n still later date
stands ear General Grants tomb. 1t
is the ClaremOnt mansion, occupied at
various times by many distinguished
persons. II was built by DR.. Post. He
ouNSttACh " ' " SDuTbbEuy, |
afterward Earl OF Devon. After the
Earl came Francis James jackson, |
British Minister. Joseph Bonaparte, |
ex-King OF Spain, lived in this man.
sion in 1915. Now a prosperous res.
.taurateur occupies it, and dispenses
beer and sandwiches TO west side pleas,
ure-seeters.
In the lower part Of the city, now
called downtown and then known
as "the city, few Of the old buildings
remain. The old Clarkson house In
Whitehall street was burned In 1776. |
In 1893 a thrce-story brick building
was built or its site. and Is still there.
The row OF old-fashioned houses on
State street is also a relic Of 1879. This
site on the French Huguenot Church,
which was built in 1888, Is now occu
pied by the Produce Exchange. Tn.
Kennedy house adjoining it. from
which Washington 10 said to have
viewed the fireworks on the occasion
Of his Inauguration, aere removed &c
make way for the Washington build
ing. m. Y. Sun.