New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-21
SELLING TIE CRoOKE ESTATE.
THE PROPERTY HAD BELONGED TO one FAMILY
FOR OVER TWO HUNDRED Years
cnnn PKICL.S REALIZED.

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Tho sale At auction Of the plot Of ground In the
Ito NJ tho village Of Tlatbush known n the CrooAc
| ostato and comprising nearly 100 lots, attracted
much attention Yesterday and good prices Wcrc rcei
izcd The property is bounded by fIa'DuSh' o'o""'
Cation and ClarIson ayes, with me frontage vi ''
Tho postofcc and other business onlce' arc ao'o''
Flatbushavc from the property and IN the DOCS
south IS the old Clarhson mansion WHICH was io''""'
| fitted up for the Wildwood Club.
c,rcral phrin : Crookc a wellknown lawyer III
prooklyn long a supervisor Of Flatbush. occupied inc
large house in the grounds until his death III ISL
The property is part Of the original Mart''e i'" VI
Flatbush. which comprised several huhu'ed "''eS
and was settled by Martin de Boer. or Martin INC
Farmer At the first settlement Of FatbuSh IN the
middle Of the seventeenth century HIS sons were
r.,ooh Nor,enscn meaning Martens sons. and when
a,od surnancs suppanted the Dutch custom Of calling
sons after their fathers Christian names. TINS name
became Martense.
A norton of the original estate descended To MIS-
Margaret Cation whose father was a Mhftch'c' ana
she left 10 her daughter. who married General OH'oIc
in trust for her children. She had the power
70 sell or devise portion Of H. and eavo
her husband a power OF attorney Under ms ne sou
a number Of building lots In Garrison ave. IRVING
Place and Catonave.. and to the CITY OF brphNI'
the forty acres comprising the Parade "ronhu OF tro'
meet Park The title was accepted from MN Without
question but after his death his rieht 10 sell the prop
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cnsucd The test suit brought 10 Gust the CITY
Of brooklyn from the Parade Ground and the case was
carried 10 the Court Of Appeals upon several questions
all Of which were decided In favor OF the city ana inc
title 20 the property cleared Of all cloud ms
litigation has delayed the settlement OF General
| Crookes estate. Yesterday, however. the sale was
| completed.
The auction was at 40. $40 Fuon-st. The bidding
va. spirited and good prices obtained. The first
| plot put up at Clarkson and flatbu'h a'cs''
| triangular piece Of ground 80 feet IN Flabushave
$50 feet in Clarkson-ave and li2 feet on the south
| side II was knocked down TO william Brown. Of tho
| Dudweser Brewing Company. for $4,000. Mr.. Brown
also secured the Fix dots ADJOINING each q by li2
| fecf AZ ~ 800 each. William Matthews took the ncN'
four lots for II 27j each. and the five lots adl0ln
ing with the CrQOke dcncc, for $500. Inc hplso
was built about 1900 aud Is spacious in front OF Is
| al ancient linden tree when st"n theie ueI",'
stout iron band has been rlveted about H. Benl"min
IIolnasworth bought Ave lots for $3.50 each. The
three lots at Flaibush and Cation avcS including a
gore 62xI 36xi2O feet went Joseph WurLlcr. Of No
| 525 Lafaycteavc.. for 81, 800 each This completed
| the Flatbush- ave. front. and il brought $4,000.
Thirty eight lots sold IN East twenty ilrstst'
which Is laid out, but not opened through the ccnIe
Of the block from north 70 south from goo To- ssO3
Charles {. Croolic, Of the heirs The ocean we.
| lDt were bought by Leo Prang. J. Drenncr j. ; Dc
Selding q. r. Cone VI. +. Pike. L. sherman, and H. T..
Davenport al prices ranging from f675 10 $50 each
Iarob Brenncr secured the house In Carlson.
ave- paving ~ $50 for eight lots. Mr. Wurzlcr got
the (aton-ave. lots, paying elO,65O FOR nine lots \
| separate plot Of nine lots at Ca'On-avc and the
| Brighton Beach Railroad was bought by G. d. Voor-
hcc for 81 800 and six lois in Fast Broadway, near
| Locust St.. by Freeman Clark.on: Tor $1,000. the
| total amount realized about 10000.