The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-09-21
Notable Houses and Notable
People Who Live in
Them.
ROUND VAN WORST PAIR.
THE Governors Corners, Old Resi-
dents, Wards Big House,. /
Society Jottings.

"a tEtereSb. 10 you. althOu2n some people
a rieim that aside from business lower
& Jersey City has little to- attract aryone3
/. We will walk up Montgomery street I'd
& Van yorstIsguars, Id which Locality ars
;iving many of the best known people oI.
he city. After passing d fine row Of
Brown stone houses the last house on the
Block, corner Of Jersey avenue, is notice
nble owing to its size. 1t Is not of brown
stone Ike the Others, but is built of red
brick and has brown stone trimmings.
French roof. with dormer windows,
A makes the building story higher than
4 the neighboring ones. while an extension
ut the back of the house on J Jersey ave-
nue. gives It a few more rooms than
the others. In this house lives Governor
Albeit and his family. aud so quietly
and unostentatious do they live that
many people Within few blocks of them
do not know who occupy the house. That
handsome house few doors off has just
been leased by Speaker Heppenheim er.
and he will bring his charming bride TO
icon the first OF next month IL the neces-
sary preparations can be completed 10
time. Y is being beautifully atted mp and
Il furnished.
AN tOttol X 8ii4.7[st
As we cross Jersey avenue we come to
q the residence Of Ex-Governor Bedle 1t
also is built OF ordinary red brick square
substantial and plain. But for the extern
/ sion with an odd nansard roof It would
4 be quite an ordinary sized house I'm
4 like the majority of modern houses it has
broad h&n through the middle and one
4 can easily see from the exterior that the
cosy room on the corner with one win
DOW Is the reception room, and across the
hall is the large, elegant drawing room.
/ 1Auretty yard IN front with patch of
bright grass close clipped quite distin-
guishes the house from all tile others on
the block, it being the only one having a
grass plot.
On the. opposite corner. on Jersey ave-
nue., and directly fronting Van Worst
Park is house that never fails to attract
attention. Imposing in size and struc-
ture and OF an odd and peculiar style,
can already hear my companion enquire
who lives there.
1t is the residence OF Architect Ward
ard the interior is said TO be remarkably
handsome, This structure Is of dark red
brick. with deep bay window extending
mp the two front stories. Vines are now
growing about The windows. and In the
balcony over them are growing beautiful
plants. A rather odd idea was followed
out when the entrance to the house was
placed on Montgomery street. / have
been asked numerous times by strangers
in the city when saunteriug with them
down Jersey avenue, how the Inhabitants
Of the house got in it. There is no other
residence like it In the city. and it is said
the design, original with Mr.. Ward,
cost him many hours of hard thinking.
He succeededin building house, large.
imposing and striking in appearance,
but not exactly handsome. A few doors
FROM this residence you see new house
7 quite kecentiy finished It has just been
erected rs IA H. Farmer and he resides
there with nfs family =
The lower part Of tHe facade is of
brown stone and the upper part is Of
light brick, making a striking contract.
A wide stairway OF brown stone leads to
the niassave OAK door. The house Is well
planned within, but quite in The conven-
tional style.
ibid you ask me who lives in that large
square house of brown stone, on the park
on York streetf That was formerly the
home OF William Evans. but has lately
passed into the possession of The Union
League Club, much 10 the regret of the
numerous friends of the Evans, who have
spent many delightful hours there.
ALL AROUND THE GREEN
1--WE Will make 3 circuit OF the park
now Here on Barrow street in this
brown stone with the straight pillars
lives William A. Lewis, and farther on
up Barrow street in that modest looking
house of brown brick dwells Assembly
man Mulione Mr.. Mullone has lived
there fifteen years, and 1t has always been
a matter of great wonderment to the
feminine portion of the city why Mr..
Mullone wants that big house so nicely
and attractively furnished. and yet don't
want a wife to take cars of it.
"As we saunter up Mercer street yye see
At a distance a large, handsome iouse.
which we soon discover is on Jersey ave-
nue., corner of Mercer street 1t is easy
10 perceive that the building is of recent
construction, as the front is OF yellow brick
aud brown stone. 1t is a stylish looking
house and is the home of DR.. Leonard
Gordon In that plain brown stone next
lives Judge Dixon, and in the more pre-
tentious looking brown stone dwells the
family of Benjamin lllingworth. The
only other noticeable house on this block
is the red brick with the unusually hand
some door Of light wood and the brown
stone steps guarded by brass rails. This
is the house recently built by William
I'VE will face about now and
eaunter up Jersey avenue to Hamilton
park with Just glance around the cor
ner on Wayne street. Everybody who does
not know already always wants TO know
whose is that immense white house with
lie roof supported by massive white pill
larsg The house adjoining It Is just likeit,
savc that the second one is tribe smaller
than the first Plenty OF grounds, nicely
kept and having a pleasing amount OF
shfubbery growing upon it separates the
two buildings
WHERE P. L. r. COMES In.
s.whe fist house and the larger Is the
horne Of Dr. Benjamin Edge, aud the
second one was recently sold by Mrs.
panlmier to the Young Mems Christian
Association. After strolling up the av-
enue we reach Fourth street. and at once
f.e residence Of the family OF the late Or
Kopetschny is observed. Not SO mucn
does the house attract, being SIMPLY
square plais house Of cement as does the
pretty garden in the front. Early 10 the
summer, roses and other pretty blooms
grow there III profusion. just little
isrihcr on, past the elevated freight
track of the Pennsylvania Railroad, is
without doubt ore OF the nandsomest
places la the city The front Is quite
ike The ordinary brown stone, but cozy
by window looks out on SIKH stlesI,
and on tho other sde Of the building Is
large L-shaped extension. A largs lawn,
with two carefully cultivated flower oeds,
surrounds the house.
"Inis is the property OF the Penn
sylvanla Railroad and for years
las been the residence OF the
Superintendent of this division q
me rsilroad. Right ahead a BLOCK or TWO
ia Hamilton Park aud overlooking the
1satl IN f.IaIfh AereeE Is the immense