The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-10
OLD LANDMARKS
BEING REMOVED
FROM BROAD ST..
Home of the Caldwell Sisters
Giving Way to the March
of Progress.
ROMANCES IN LIVES OF
BOTH THE OLD SPINSTERS
Destruction of One House Re-
calls Notable Genius of For
mel Days in Newark.

Wreckers are demolishing the two
Old frame houses that. stood for many
years on part of the land that was the
old Vanderpool farm before the Amer
lean Revolution. James vanderpool
had two daughters, one of whom, Dor
othy, married John Caldwell, who also
had two daughters, Mary Ann and
Julia Ann Caldwell. They inherited
the property and lived at 492 Broad
street, a two-story and garnet frame
house, with a brick addition at the
rear. This was for many years called
the Caldwell house.
Mary Ann Caldwell made a will Civ
Ing. the property to her sister at her
death, and Julia made a will bequeath-
ing the property at her death to Mary.
The latter died in 1887, n Julia died
five days later. The property was di-
vided among relatives by the court.
1t was aid the property was worth at
one time between $1O0, 600 and $150, 900.
Each of the Caldwell sisters had a
romance in her life. Mary n was en-
gagged to a young man who, it was
said, was forced to we'd a Morristown
woman by his family. Mary Ann
vowed never to marry, and she kept
the VOW. Julia Ann was, people
thought, married to Major Van Houten,
a veteran of the Civil War. He had
lost a limb in battle. After the death
of Julia all the women who knew the
sister were surprised when it came
out that Major Van Houten was only
a close friend of the sisters, and, for
many years had lived with them.
No. 49Os an old, low two-story frame
house. with a peaked garnet roof and
a lean-to at the rear, was RACED to
the sidewalk yesterday. 1t is not
known when the houses were built. A
Chinaman had a laundry on the first
floor of No. 400 until recently. Mary
Glew, widow of Edward Lees Glew,
artist, journalist and art critic, who
was q graduate of Trinity College,
Dublin, also lived there a short time.
Mr.. Glew painted the mammoth pic
ture of "Donnybrook Fair which was
held in his college time on the Currah
of k1llox, and great ~personages from
all parts of Europe went to the fair.
Professor Glew had no idea of the
value of money. When he was paid for
a portrait In oil he did not touch his
brush to an easel until the money was
gone. Then he lived on a cup of coffee
and a crust of bread. One day about
noon a party of men visited the studio
over the Norris n bridge, ostensibly
to admire Glew's work, but really to
get him out to a fine dinner
With the polite bow of a Chester
field the professor said: .tGentlemen, |
am profoundly grateful for your in
vitation, but l Just dined ~sumptuously."
The men Quilted the studio disap-
pointed, as they expected to enjoy a
couple of social hours with him in a
private dining-room.
Turning to a young newspaper lad
Professor Glew said: Faith, my boy,
didn't / do that like a true freshman?
/ nave had only a cup of coffee. But,
pounds, I've a 25-cent silver piece and
it is yet a bit and a cup"
Professor Glew died in a garnet in
this city, but at his funeral, like the
brilliant Sheridan, great publishers,
journalists and public officials were
present.
Congressman r. Wayne Parker took
title to the Cardwell property in 1902,
and will build a one-story garage 81
feet front and It's feet deep for the
Essex Auto Company. Thomas Cressey
is the architect.