The record-union., 1898-03-06

! At No. $40 Fifth avenue is the resi-
dence of William Demulh 1t and the
companion house. No. S46 Fifth avenue.
| occupied by Andrew j. White enjoy
the reputation of being more perfectly
finished in their interior construction
| than almost any other houses in the
avenue. They We're both erected by Mr..
White, one with a view to his own occu-
pancy and the greatest care was given
To every detail of their construction
Henry O. Havemeyer of the Sugar
Trust occupies the fine granite mansion
at the north corner of Sixty-sixth street
and Fifth avenue. built under his own
direction several years ago. when he
moved up town. Immediately in the rear
of Mr.. Havemeyer's residence is the
dwelling No. East Sixty-sixth street
IN which General Grant lived when he
was attacked with his final illness. In
No. Sa2 Fifth avenue. which is appar-
entity though not actually part of the
Havemeyer mansion. lives Colonel Oliver
II. Payne. brother-in-law of William c.
Whitney. The adjoining house. No. S53
Fifth avenue. is owned and occupied by
in the liquor business. W. c. Andrews.
of the steam company. occupies No. S54
Fifth avenue, which connects with No. =
East Sixty seventh street, forming an
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1t is Very complete house and was
formerly the home of Mrs Barrios,
whose son. the President of Guatemala,
was killed last week. Another South
American family the De Sotos, owned
No. 500 Fifth avenue and lived there
for several years. 1t is now the resi-
dence of Perry Belmont No. $50
Fifth avenue. the south corner of Six
ty-seventh street, is occupied by II. o
Armour. brother and partner of Philip
D. Armour of Chicago
The opposite corner is the site of
George j. Gould's town house, which
he purchased from Jacob H Schieff in
lS92. He occupies it when not in Lake
wood establishing his right to be taxed
by the New Jersey instead of the New
York authorities.
One of the handsomest and most
complete houses in the avenue is that
of Isaac Stern, who is Mr. Goulds
neighbor on the north. In exterior
appearance it is very satisfactory and
its interior appointments are complete
and artistic. Mrs. Z. b. Downing.
widow of very large plate glass man
ufacturer, occupies No. $50 Fifth ave-
nue..
WHITNEY AND YERKES MAN
SIONS
The south corner of Sixty-eighth
street is the site of the New York res
dence of Charles T. Yerkes, a railroad
man of Chicago. 1t was begun at
about the same time as that of Mr.. I
Gerry, but has only recently been fin
ished. and it may therefore be accepted
as an example of the most recent of the
large improvements opposite Central
Park. The feature of Mr.. Yerkes' house
is a separate building, fire proof in con-
struction. and fronting in Sixty-eighth
street in. the rear of his house. which is
devoted exclusively to the housing of
his art treasures. Mr. Yerkes lives in
this house only every other week. his
plan being TO spend one week in Chica-
go and one in New York Last week.
for instance, was Chicago week. and
his house was dark.
William C. Whitney will live next
year at the north corner of Sixty-eighth
SeANOtt hAioNi dS TIC INODGEl L.. stuart
mansion. The dwelling was started
by Mr.. Stuart many years ago, but he
died before he could move into II. After
the death of his widow the executors
sold it to Amzi L. Barber. who sub
sequently decided to part with it. and
returned TO his Washington residence.
Mr.. Whitney bought it at the time of
his sons wedding, when he presented
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nue. and Forty-seventh street to Harry
Payne Whitney as a wedding gift The !
interior alterations to his new residence.
it is said. will be very elaborate. and /
the exterior appearance of the house |
will be changed considerably by the re- |
moval of the stoop from the avenue to |
the street side.
SPLENDID PLACES.
The north corner of Seventy-first |
street is one of the houses erected with |
in few years, and is occupied by Mrs |
Natalie f. Baylies, who built it for her |
self. James A. Burden has the south |
corner of Seventy-second street, also a |
new house
The north corner of Seventy second !
street is vacant. 1t is owned by Coils 1
P. Huntington, who took it in trade /
from John D. Rockefeller for No. A |
West Fiftyfourth street, which was |
Daniel Drew's residence At |
No. 922 lives Nicholas Palmer, and to |
the north of him is the site upon which |
Guggenheimer, President of |
the Council, proposes to erect a new
dwelling. A. Duane Pell bought the |
south corner of Seventy-fourth street
some years ago~from the estate Of Will |
helm Pickhardt, who was a well-known
dealer in dye stuffs in this city Mr.. I
Pickhardt began his house about 1878, |
but never completed it.
AT the north corner of Seventy sixth
street John Notman, a prominent law
yer, viii shortly build a house and at
the other end of the block the south
corner of Seventy-seventh street Oliver
II. p. Belmont will erect one of the
most splendid mansions in the city. 1t
will occupy a plot 81 feet by 120 and
will have probably the largest private
ballroom in New York. The plans are
not yet complete, but progress is being
made upon them under the personal
direction of Mrs. Belmont, it is said
The north corner of Seventy seventh |
street is also vacant. 1t is owned by
w. A. Clark. who made many millions
in Montana silver mines. Mr.. Clark
has already commissioned an architect
to draw plans for large and handsome
dwelling
MIR. COOKS BLOCK.
At the north corner OF Seventy-eighth
street stands one of the most dignified
residences opposite the park. 1t was
built by Henry H. Cook about 1880. Mr.
Cook had purchased the entire block