The Washington herald., 1908-03-22


New York city is done. He tore down
S50oOOO house to make room for it.
His 100000 art gallery is ready for his
priceless London collection OF art objects
10 be housed in II. On its site stood Awo
$4,000 city mansions only a few months
ago. Now Mr. Morgan has his eye on
more Of the adjoining property-he has
set his heart on having a private park in
the heart Of the great city. where land
for residence purposes is worth thousands
OF dollars a front foot
New York isn't at all surprised at
these ambitious plans-sis';;>;tio even for
of high-priced land on Madison avenue
between Thirty-sixth and Thirty-seventh
street. now dominated By Mr.. Morgan, is
only one OF a dozen similar ones IN New
York The average New Yorker wouldn't
turn his head in passing the block; it is
an even chance that he wouldn't know
the great house and It's art gallery were
Mr.. Morgan's. He is used 70 those ways
OF miIlionaires.
Dozens Of them have done it before
Others are doing il to-day More viii do
il tomorrow.
New York is fast turning into a city
Of palaces and tenements. It is becom-
ing a city rebuilt. It can't spread-Man-
haitian Island is already completely built
up. Modest brownstone houses give way
70 palaces Of stone and marble and when
100000 house goes down Sl,0e0,o0o one
goes up.
So when Mr. Pittsburg or Mr.. Chicago
wants his Murray Hill mansion in New
York, or Mr. Knickerbocker thinks his
quarters are cramped, he doesn't build on
some new lot-he tears down a few
houses to get room
Think OF tia city where a man whose
income is $3.50 year cannot live in
whole house; A city where even $4,000
men must dwell in flats with their wives
and children,
What becomes Of them? Some journey
20 uttermost Harlem or darkest Brook
lyn: but the great majority join the vast
army OF commuters forced out Of the
city because the demand for land is so
great that they cannot live in New York.
II IS only the very rich who can pay the
price.
A whole block Of Fifth avenue frontage
consisting OF half dozen broWnstone
homes went 10 make the Cornelius Van
derbilt. ST., home. The Astors took q
half block just north OF them; Andrew
Carnegie has a block frontage higher up:
c. NJ Schwab took an entire block on
RiversiJiv= drive at Seventy-third street.
and 50 il runs
George Gould has demolished his $4,000
Gothic home AT Fifth avenue and Sixty
seventh street 10 build n N.000OO0 one
after the French style Of architecture.
William c. Whitney tore a S500630 man
sion inside out 20 put in 100000 worth
OF interior decoration, only 10 die soon
after II was done. James Henry Smith.
who inherited s50,000.0C9 from a recluse
uncle, bought it for S2,o0o,ooo, 10 die in his
turn
Senator Clark. of Montana. has just
completed his $4,000 palace at Fifth
avenue and Seventy-sixth street, tearing
down two fve-story houses. II is built
with a separate entrance for the public.
who are 10 be admitted &c the sumptuous
art galleries.
And so II runs-countless instances
might be given Of other New York palaces
where from Two 10 ten homes have been
sacrificed TO satisfy the requirements OF
one millionaire.
Not many months ago three great
brownstone mansions occupied the Madi-
son avenue block between Thirty-sixth
and Thirty-seventh streets. The north
erly one was Anscn Phelps Stokes. the
I center one was the W. Earle Dodge home,
and the southeTly one was Mr.. MOrgans.
/ All three were Of the old-fashicned brown
stone type. with big windows and rather
/ gloomy exteriors- Each had a 65-foot
/ frontage, and there was plenty Of air
/ space between the three houses. all being
/ detached and separated BY gardens.
/ But Mr. Morgan was making plans 10
extend. Back Of him on Thirty-sixth
street was the five-stoyy brownsJone home
Of William Salmon. No. g, and adjOin-
I ing II at No. g.. the home Of James II.
/ Dunham. Mr.. Morgan bid $4,000 apiece
/ for the houses. tore them down. and to-
I day on their site stands his $4,000 art
/ gallery Of pinkish gray Tennessee marble
with frontage Of 115 feet on Thirty
sixth street. II was in this suberb pile,
| crowded with the treasures OF Europe,
where Mr. Morgan received the moneyed
| ric was tottering only such little while
! ago.
/ George Could found different problem
4 confronting him when his growing family
Of boys and girls needed more room than
/ his great $4,000 double mansion could
afford. His neighbors along that section
Of Fifth avenue which fronts c ,ntral
/ Park hadn't the slightest idea Of giving
way 70 Mr., GOuld-if he wanted 70 get
more room for his house he would have
( 10 build up in the air; he couldn't pos
sibly spread out Sideways.
So. Mr.. Gould gave his orders 10 the
architects. They have designed for the
original site a seven-story palace of gran
lie and Indiana limestone. The splendid
/ house which his father. the late jaw
Could. gave him has been razed 10 the
ground, and to-day the new house is fast
going up.
Nothing that taste can suggest or mon
ey buy has been omitted. There is 2 pas
I senger elevator, a moving staircase. a
freight lift. an electric laundry. d private
ice plant. and huge swimming pool. s.
by 90 feet II viii be completed in a year.
at q cost OF 100000. which does not in
clude the land or the furnishings.
Two Doors IN this newest New York
palace will be for entertaining The main
| entrance, on Sixty-seventh street, leads
into great haH of majestic proportions
Heve viii be a small reception room.
library. dining room. and foyer The sec
ond floor is arranged TO he thrown all to-
gether Here is the large foyer hali. q
feet long. > feet wide. and 3 feet high.
On the right IS the ballroom. on the left
the saloon. Tie third floor is for Mr.. and
Mrs. Gould. and also has two guest cham
bers The fourth floor is for the chill
dren and has three baths The fifth floor
contains eleven rooms for servants. In the
basement are the kitchen and laundries
pantries. storerooms. and the ike, and in
the cellar the wine rooms. trunk rooms
and the pool.