New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-02

size Of these combined plots will not be as
large as the site on Fifth-ave.. between Nine
tieth-st. and Ninety-drst-st.. on which Andrew
Carnegie is building home at cost of more
than S1.5O0.OOO. it is thought that the type OF
the two houses standing almost on adjoining
plots viii be so striking TO make these i'm
provencnts two OF the most attractive and i'm
porrant to he carried out in the Fifth-ave sec
ton.
Plans for the Stillman house have been drawn
by McKim, Mead & White. This house will
stand on plot on the northeast corner Of Sew
enty-sacond-st-, having a frontage Of 81 feet
in the avenue and Of 1T2 feet in the street. Its
facade and all the exterior work will be plain,
and Geat, big granite tsOcks viii be used in
the construction. SO that the lines OF the build
ing will suggest massiveness- The house Will
be four stories high with basement Nh Still
man bought the plot four years ago, paying for
it $4,000. or Just $4,000 less than Charles NJ.
Schwab did some months ago for the New-York
Orphan Asylum block bounded by Riverside
Drive West End-ave.. Seventy -tEird-st- and
Seventy-fourth-st.. and which Mr.. Schwab
IS building a large dwelling house for himself
The cost of these two properties clearly shows
the difference between Fifth-ave. and Riverside
Drive values.
1t is said that to Mr.. StiIIman was recently
offered 81 800 O00 for his property. and that he
report may be somewhat untrue. II II were
wholly true it would show that. not counting
taxes and interest on his money invested in the
property Mr.. Stillnlan could have made $65O.OOO
in four years on an investment Of $S50OOO if he
had accepted the offer.
The proposed palatial home Of Mr. SttllTnan
is not likely 70 be affected. except for the bet
ter by any building operations on the north side
of Seventy-second-st- between Fifth and Madi-
son aves. for he is the owner Of all properties IN
the street which could be bought. and the re-
naming parcels are likely to be used as sites for
modern dwelling houses for many years TO come
bv their present owners. Protecting the light
and air OF the house and laying safeguards TO
protect the present and future value OF the
property, Mr. Stillman appears to have well con-
sfdered. It required considerable money 70 OBJ
tain these safeguards, but whatever improve
nlent he makes 10 his properties Will IN
doubtedly be along the best lines. and the i'm
provement Of one parcel Will enhance the value
of the others more or less
In 1901 Mr. StiIIman bought No 2 East Sew
entv-second-st from Henry T Sloane The
Sloane house is on a lot about $40 by 100 feet
The houses Nos. II and 10 East Seventy-second-
St he presented TO his mother
O..s OF the features Of the house which MI
StiIluan will build for himself will be an cleo
trIcal plant which will furnish lighting, run the
elevator and supply the cooking ranges with
heat II could not be learned last night whether
or not this plant would also supply heat TO all
the rooms of the house
The Gould house is 10 be OF pure white mar
bic. and its style will be somewhat similar TO
the modern French school 1t viii be SIX stories
high.
These plans are only two of the proposed i'm
provernents of dwelling house sites in and near
the Fifth-ave. section. Some weeks ago plans
were fled for the erection OF a six story dwell
ing house OF white marble and granite, to occu-
ry the premises No. S12 Fffth-aVe- the plans
were drawn by Mckim, Mead & White The
house will stand on what was known as the
Henry Cook block between Seventy-eighth and
Seventy-ninth SITS. and is being built for Harry
Payne Whitney. who. in February last, married
Miss Helen Hay. daughter Of John Hay Score
tarv of State Soon after the marriage Mr..
Whitney received title 70 the plot from his uncle.
Colonel Oliver H Payne, a wedding present
Fuller details Of the plans Of the Whitney house
were given in The Tribune at the time they
were filed The house will cost about $4,000
on a plot $40 by 1908 feet. on the north side
of FIfty-frst-st-, 115 feet west OF Madison ave.
William K Vanderbilt. jr.. intends 10 build
house for his own occupancy. TO cost 100000.