The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-07-28
HASDROUCK'S new Home
The Institute to Desert
Lower Jersey City for a
Splendid Building On
the Heights.
B0NNELL PROPERTY BOUGHT
Prominent Citizens Backing the
MOye-The Site, the Price,
and the Plans.

Messrs. Stimets and Wait, Directors
and proprietors of Hasbrouck Institute,
have for a long Eime been considering q
change of location and the erection OF q
new building. With this project in view,
meeting of patrons and friends OF the
Institute was called last month, and the
following document was the result
JERSEY CRY, July 80. 1892
The undersigned recognize the great value to
any community of an educational institution
such as we believe the Hasbrouck Institute to
be, and we believe that it ought TO have all the
facilities requisite for carrying on its work sue
cessfuly.
We are convinced that the greatest and most
pressing need of this institution at present is q
better location and a more commodious building
than it now has.
We therefore earnestly recommend to the
favor of our fellow citizens the plan proposed
by Messrs Stimets and Wait for the erection Of
new building, as one in which we have every
confidence and which we cordially endorse
=. F. G.. Young, c. Zabriskie JOS D. Bedle,
Gilbert Collins. Geo. W. Young, Jos. A Dear,
Fla Elavel MCGEE. J. Warren Hardenbergh, r. G,
Washburn, Alexander Mckenzie, Samuel Reid.
". W. Varick, M. D., q. K. Pangborn, John l.
seudder, W; 3. speer. G. B, Thurston, J. D.
McGill, NJ D. Geo A. Finlay, G. ". conkIip, q.
Charles n. Shaw; H. H. Abernsthy, Jos.
Ksts1 Mm J. Hunt L. JAMES mseuI0u @ Hssks. F oSa Cane
ks A.
Walker R. W. Elliott, Charles siedier, George
Stratford l. l. Vanderbeek, E. W. Kingsland,
Horace q Farrier, VIM, H. Turner. N.
kins, DR.. A. A. Lutkins, Freeman A. Smith,
Frank Stevens, DR.. VIM. A. Durrie, Jr., VIM.
Dohrmann, Geo. T. Bouton, F. S. Hedden. E.
". Coles, George H White. v. R. Schenck, R.
NJ. Jarvis, S. D. Pierce, Mrs. Samuel
G. Negus. Hannah Cairns, F. NJ. Lockwood,
Fisk Jacob J. Detwiller, George Cassagau J,
Charles Appleby, Charles Henderson, s. R.
Forman., M. D., D: A. Bishop r. o. Babbitt.
Fleming. NJ. Abernethy, NJ F. Stires. Joseph
Crawford, Reuben Simpson, P. L. Rehln.
SITE SECURED.
The gentlemen who signed this paper,
as above. have for the most part sub
scribed to shares OF stock for the building
fund. The growth of the city has rem
dered the situation of the school far from
after the consideration of various proper
ties in different locations, it was decided
that a site should be secured in Bergen.
The Bonnell homestead, at Crescent and
Harrison avenues, was in the market,
and was bought through Emmons & Co.
for, $4,000. price deemed exceed
finely located a property. The plot
extends 500 feet on Crescent avenue and
225 feet on Harrison avenue, and contains
twenty-nine city lots. The square on
which it is situated has long been an
oasis in the desert or brick blocks On the
Heights, and contains several Of the most
imposing residences In that section, sur
rounded by extensive grounds. Adjoin-
ing the Hasbrouck plot is the property of
Mr.. VIM. 81. Speer on Park street, and
the house and grounds recently purchased
by Judge Werts. on Crescent avenue.
Fhe Dickinson homestead, now occupied
by Mrs. Whitney and the Siedler estate,
now the property of DR.. Quimby. are also
on this square, which extends to Astor
place. The property was originally
valued at $50, 900, and has been since of.
fered for $685. 900. The Court House line
of street cars passes the gate.
THE NEW BUILDING.
The building will be OF brick, with
stone trimmings, and provision will be
made for fine hall, a kindergarten,
laboratory. gymnasium, art rooms aud
music rooms. The campus will be an in-
teresting feature. Architects are already
at work designing a building that
will suit the site, and the re-
quirements of constantly in
creasng school. A number of sketches
will be submitted on August 1S, and
ground will probably be broken in Sep
tember.