New-York tribune., 1910-01-22
HISTORIC SITE SOLD
PARCEL ONCE 4 PART OF DUFFMORE FARM,
IN AVENUE H.
p Faquhar Bugs Laurence House IN Upper Fifth Auenue
Large Loft Structure Planned.

number OF large vacant parcels on
Manhattan Island changed hands yester-
day. There was also good market for
cheace improved sites in the residential
districts and an increase in the sales of
plots in the midtown business sections. In
the Dyckman zone the trading resulted in
q change of ownership to several properties.
One of the principal transactions reported
was the sale by Jesse T. Meeker for w.
Irving Clark, executor for the estate OF
Richard Smith Clark. to William c. Evans
of the entire block front on Avenue A from
SD TO 54th street, comprising eight lots on
Avenue A, with two adjacent lots in SD
and 54th streets. making plot a00x144 feet
That purchase also included the water
front parcel extending west 200 feet and the
piers, bulkheads and riparian rights.
Mr.. Meeker also sold for the same estate
10 the Consumers Brewing Company. Linn
ited. the eight adjoining lots in the rear
Of the Avenue A parcel, with frontage OF
100 feet in SD street and extending to 54th
street, making a plot 1ooxao.10 feet The
property was held at S2S5oe0.
This site was known two hundred years
ago as the Duffmore Farm, SO acres having
been granted TO David Duffmore by Sir Ed
naund Andres in 1867. The old house, which
was recently torn down, was occupied by
the Odell, Brevoort and lie Roy families.
An old shot tower. landmark of early
New York days. still stands on the tract.
II was built OF old hard shell lime bricks.
which IL is said, were imported from Hol-
land. It's walls are seven feet thick. This
is the first sale of the property in about
thirty-fve years.
An upper Fifth avenue transaction, in
volving about s2S0,0oo was the sale by Sam
ueI Goldsticker for the heirs of DIR. Joseph
J. Lawrence. of St. Louis. of the four story
front dwelling house, No. 1880 Fifth ave-
nue. northeast corner of Ssth street, on lot
c5-2x1o2.2 feet
The buyer is Percival Fsrquhar, a
resident of Paris. who has been prominent
Iy identified with the building OF railways
in Brazil. He intends to occupy the Law
house and live permanently in this
city.
DR.. Lawrence bought the Fifth avenue
and seth street corner about ten years ago,
soon after Mr.. Carnegie erected his house.
block further north, between S0th and
elst streets.
Plans have been fled for twelve story
freproof loft and store building TO be erect
ed from designs by Walter Z. Thompson
st No. u East 33d street for Sarah Switzer
SIS owner. II is to be of brick trimmed
a
and depth of s9.4 feet. with small extern
sion 1t will cost $4,000.
James 2. Baker. architect, filed plans for
a garage and stable TO be built for ". &
J. Sloane at No. SAL to 547 West 18th street,
e three story structure, of ornamental brick
trimmed with bluestone. having a frontage
Of Se.s feet and a depth of 98.9 feet, TO cost
$4,000
NcKirn, Mead & White. architects, filed
FOR the PENNSYLVANIA Terminal Railroad
Company plans for lunch room and lockers
for the terminal yard men of the company.
80 be built beneath the United States Post
office Building. on the north side of the
Tenth avenue portal Of the big Manhattan
terminal. The improvements will cost s4.-
600
Plans have also been filed for making
over the large marble arch gateway on the
site occupied for residential purposes by
Thomas Dwyer. the west side of Broad
way, opposite 21sth street. into a three story
dwelling house, with offices. installing dor
windows at the cornice of the arch,
making of IL an ornamental building. The
improvements are to be made at a cost Of
t5ooo from designs by Schwartz & Gross.