New-York tribune., 1899-06-15
AVENUES ON THE HILL.
CLINTON AND WASHINGTON AS DEsIR-
ABLE HOME SITES.

,,por HOUSES. SPACIOUS GROUNDS AND
Sr,cunokHoop OF THE FIRST CLASS AT
TRACING PEOPLE FROM MANHATTAN
Clinton ave is one OF the most desirable places
fr Brooklyn in which to live. It's homes III size'
In elegance and appointments are unsurpassed
by those of even the wealthiest families IN Man
haitian. While they are mostly private houses
yet many Of them are open to rental, ana IL
may astonish New-Yorkers TO know that they
can be rented for at least S1,2OO a year Ihey
are three-story houses, in lots from :" 10 ioo
feet frontage and a full block in depth. and
have from twelve to fourteen rooms Many oi
these houses are of brownstone. or brick with
stone trimmings, and they present. various
tvpes of architecture, and the same class OF
houses In desirable districts in Manhattan would
not be rented for less than from $1,000 to SiOo
n vear There are other advantages also. The
neRbborhood is quiet the schools. churches ana
rIaces of Amusement are more convenient, the
n,ace Is kent In better condition all around;
there ia not the noise and hustle that disturbs
homo life in Manhattan, and Clinton-ave can
no reached from the City Hall or the Battery
I'm much less time than Fifty-nnth-st., Manhat-
tan can be from the same places Agents VINO
are acquainted with real estate transactions IN
clinton ave- said yesterday that there are more
persons moving into Clinton ave. from Mahhat-
tan this year than ever before.
The houses in the avenue are mostly detached
and surrounded by spacious grounds, In whch
there are conservatories grand old trees louh-
tains statues and everything tending TO make
them beautiful and attractive. There are great
courtyaris connected with these homes' ana
they run back from Clinton-ave. to WaVeriey-
ave- on one side. and Vanderbilt-ave. on the
other. Facing Vanderbilt and Waverley aVes'
are the stables of these homes.
The avenue and intersectng streets are
asphalted and tree-lned, the sidewahs are
broad and the grounds carefully kept
The homes of three former Mayors OF brook-
lyn are in this avenue-Chares a. Schiele"'
John W. Hunter and Frederick a. Schroeder.
Here too is the plain comfortable ola nome oi
the late General Slocum. billed For sale the
homes of John Englis shipbuilder ana pai,ker; ah
Mrs. Charles Pratt, whose husband lCunueu vi.
Pratt Institute; William II. Nlchois' Ioliiiet
Judge Jesse Johnson w. II. Wallace, ana OF
many retired naval officers. Here, TOO, - 'le ~,
famous Pouch mansion. built by Eu"dlu -.
Graves, who died just as II was coHpieteu
IL now given over to select entertainments. Al
miral John w. Philip. captain OF the pa.tie -SP ~
Texas in the war with Spain, ana now Coiii
mandant Of the Navy Yard had MS nome III
this avenue when he was unknown 10 lalile' @
Here there is also peculiar looAins ra.ii .i
shackle old building in the last stages OF arCni-
tectural dissolution. 1t is the bane OK the chii-
dren Of fashion, and practically an eyesore 10
the public 1t is probably one OF the olcest
buildings in the county. Here, for more than
half a century, has lived Mrs. Elizabeth barry
widow of the man who died long ago after nav
ing made a fortune by selling a patent mar
restorer She has large fortune IN her own
right and has one servant and a number OF pet
dogs cats and birds. Mrs Barry is seen not
more than once month by her neighborS. She
Is practically a recluse. with no interest at all
In the outside world. She lost S3oOOO five years
ago through the defalcation Of lawyer in rea!
estate transactions. Mrs. Barry is deaf to all
protestations against the appearance or her
tumble-down house. She Will not sell out, she
will not get out, and she will neither tear down
nor build up She Is satisfied with herself ana
her old home.
There are also some fine houses and beautlful
homes in Washington ave, which runs paraliel
to Clinton-ave. While II is not so desirable
section as Cnton-ave, yet from Myrtle-ave
almost to Atlantic-ave. 1t is most attractive
Mace. The houses like those in Clnton-ave
have all modern conveniences and accommoda-
tions. the rents are low, and its accessibility by
all trolley lines is equally as good. Those In Man
haitian who desire a fine home or apartments In
an excellent neighborhood should make a tour
of inspection through Clinton and Washington