The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-01-09
NEW PLANT HOUSE.
Morton F. to Build 100000 Home Near
Vanderbilts.


Vanderbilts.
New York, Jan. S-Morton F. Plant,
son of the late Henry B. Plant, fam
Gus as the founder of the transporta-
ton system which bears his name, has
just arranged to purchase costly res
idence site in one Of the choicest blocks
in this city, and will follow the lead
of other men of wealth by building a
magnificent dwelling on it, from plans
by r. W. Gibson. He will have two
members Of the Vanderbilt family for
neighbors.
Mr.. Plants site is the southeast cor
ner of Fifth avenue. and Fifty-second
street, of a plot with frontage of one
hundred feet in the street. The prop
erty cost him, no doubt, considerably
more than 100000. IT. is estimated
that the land and house he Is to
erect will together amount to nearly
100000 in value. The nominal seller is
the New York Realty Corporation, but
that company simply holds the title for
William d. Sloane and George w Van
derbilt, the real owners.
Some time ago the New York Realty
Corporation acquired from Stewart Fl.
Chisholm, at a price of 81, 600, 600 a plot
of five Fifth avenue lots at the south
east corner of the avenue and Fifty
second street. 1t has now sold to Mr..
Plant the northerly two of these lots,
and on the remaining southerly 'front.'
age Of seventy-five feet two fine dwell
ings are now being erected for mem
bers of the Vanderbilt family Pre-
sumably these are Alfred Gwynne Van
derbilt. who recently married Miss
French, and his younger brother, Regi-
maid CIaypOol Vanderbilt, who is to
marry Miss Nelson. All the other
members Of the family are provided
with houses or dwelling sites. F. w.
Vanderbilt's house, at the southeast
corner of Fifth avenue and Fortieth
street. is rather old fashioned, however,
and though he is having it altered he
may possibly be the prospective occu-
pant Of one Of the new mansions eleven
blocks further north.
Opposite Mr.. Plants dwelling site
are the twin brown stone mansions oc-
cupied by w. G. Sloane and George w.
Vanderbilt, which cover the block
front in the west side of Fifth avenue,
from Fifty-first to Fifty-second street.
Mcssrs. Sloane and Vanderbilt bought
the Chisholm plot merely to safeguard
their own property, and the price they
paid was far above what it would have
been appraised at under ordinary cir
cumstances. Mr.. Plant will be within
stones throw of the new Union club
building, which stands on the north
east corner of Fifth avenue and Fifty
first street. Next to this club house, in
Fiftyfirst street, at No. 3, comes a five
and a half story American basement
dwelling, on a thirty-tw0 foot lot.owned
by John 7. and James A. Farley, and
separated from the club by a twelve
and half foot court. Adjoining this
house on the east is the Melcller resi-
dence, and then comes a big plot re-
Gently bought by William X. Wander
bilt, Jr., for Improvement with a splen-
did dwelling for his own occupancy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Plant are now living in
East Fifty-fourth street. Mr.. Plant is
a member Of the New York Yacht.
Larchmont Yacht, New York Athletic
and Manhattan clubs and of the Sons
Of the American Revolution.