New-York tribune., 1909-10-28
FURNlSS HOUSE SOLD
RIVERSIDE DRIVE LANDM4RK DISPOSED OF
BY THE HEIRS
Investors Buy Fifth 4venue Buading-Plot Near Times
Square Leased by Syndicate

Realty deals involving many hundred
thousands OF dollars were made yesterday.
The principal transaction was the purchase
by BENJAMIN Mordocaj. q. Richard Davis.
Emanuel Heilner and Moses J. Wolf.
through Crulkshank & Co. from Sophia r.
c. Furniss. Margaret z. Zimmerman and
C1ementine FUrniss Of the plot Of twenty
1hree lots in Riverside Drive between 99th
and ieoth streets on which stands the
famous Furniss mansion. The purchase
price was about $4,000. The Furniss estate
recently disposed OF the West End avenue
front Of the block. plot fronting 600 feet
on the avenue and i75 feet on each street,
TO the A. c. s. H. n. Hall Realty Com
cany. which will improve it with apartment
..,uses II is understood that this firIh =
negotiating with the new owners of the
mansion site for additional land.
The F'urniss mansion is three story
frame structure. It was erected in the carly
part Of last century by William P. Furniss
Every spring the Furnisses moved from the
town house in the lower part Of the city
10 this magnificent home, which later be-
came known as the Colonial White House
The approach TO the house was from a
Eategav at what is now 1o4th street Ac-
cording 20 various historic records, George
washington often was a guest at the house
Paul Kesler the dramatist. was the lessee
Of the mansion some years ago. He useo
10 rehearse his companies in the big draw
ing room or on the wide western portico-
Another big transaction yesterday was
the resale by the Northumberland Real
~ f-omnany OF No 637 Fifth avenue,
comparatively modern five story business
bpIlding. on lot 3OxloO feet, TO Charles Hoff-
ar1,f gf
wholesale clothing firm of Hoffman. Roth
child &. Co. OF New York and San Fran
cisco. Mr.. Rothchild owns real estate in
san Francisco valued at several million
collars. and, so far as is known, this is his
first investment in Manhattan Island real
estate Mr.. Hoffman, however, is already
:. large holder Of city property. The seller
bought the property through the same
brokerage house from the heirs of the
Theodcro A. Havemeyer estate last sum-
Iner. He made a substantial profit from
his investment.
The Amroy estate, of Boston, leased TO
clients Of J. Arthur Fischer for term OF
twenty-one years plot 1O0xloo feet, at the
southeast corner of goth street and Seventh
avenue On the site are four four-story
buildings and two small dwellings. The
Iessees intend TO improve the property I'M
rnedistely. According 10 reports the total
rental for the term will be $4,000 The
parcel is diagonally Opposite the American
Horse Exchange, recently reported TO have
been leased by William X. Vanderbilt to
theatre syndicate.
Plans have been filed for six story
model tene uent house of hreproof construc-
ton 10 be built from designs by Ernest
FIagg. architect, for the Model Fireproof
Tenement Company. of which Shepard X.
de Forest Is president. al Nos. 6l and eo3
West 18th street 2 new field for improve
nents of this character. 1t will be fitted
with twenty-five suites OF apartments on
each story. with the exception of the first,
which wili contain twelve suites and A
rumber of small stores The building will
have q facade OF brick. with bluestone
trimmings and frontage Of $50 feet, and
viii cost $4,000.
Plans have been flied for six story
apartment house. TO contain forty-nine
suites Of apartments, and to be erected
from designs by Young & Gronenberg at
= cost Of $4,000 on 18Th street. west of
pany of which Joseph Freedman is presi-
dent
Plans have also been fled for remodelling
the lower stories of the seven-story loft
buldng. owned by Meyer wesell. at Nos.
A and - Division street to conform TO the
change Of street grade incidental TO the
construction OF the new Manhattan Bridge,
The Improvements being made at 4 cost of
$500 from designs by Samuel Sass S archi-
tect