New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-03-08

Amelia Bingham. the actress has pur-
chased the former home of the late Joseph
jefferson. at No. l03 Riverside Drive. on a
plot %. 4xe9 9x55. 10x55.10 feet
Miss Bingham a few weeks ago sold her
home at No. 20 East 31st street where she
had lived more than ten years. She is
president Of the Professional Woman s
League. with quarters at Broadway and
6Sth street
This is tho second time within a year
that the former home OF a theatrical star
las become the property Of some one still
active in tho profession. Last April Will
lam \. Brady bought for Grace George. his
Ofe. the home Of the late Richard Mans
field al No. SIS Riverside Drive.
Miss Bingham will have 20 make extern
siye alterations to tho old Jefferson home.
as il is one of a row of houses between
SGD and SD streets where the courts have
ordered the owners to remove the fronts
Of the dwelling houses hack TO tho build
inS line
NJ & L. Hess have sold for Harriet s
James Nos. 90 and 22S West 4Oth street. two
old dwelling houses. on plot 9S7X9S9 feet
and for julius Koechis the adjoining house
No go West 10th street eox9S.9 feet. MAX
ing IN all a plot 4S.7xeS9 feet.
To the east Of this. taking in from No.
2os to 222 West 10th street, the Realty Hold
ine Company owns plot. i29N9S.9 feet Be
tween the Two large parcels is 14-foot
house No 22i West 40th street. the owner
Of which has been unwilling TO sell As
result OF the purchases lust made 10 the
west. this property apparently is now des-
tined to provide a light shaft for the
La, .cT
either side Of IT,
SlaWson & Hobbs have sold FOR the 9. II.
Masten Realty Company 10 the l.. & NJ.
Holding Company vacant plot Soxll0X
irregular on the east side Of LorinG Place.
about go feet north Of lS3d street upon
which will be erected one family dwelling
houses
In a short time the building occupied by
the Excelsior Savings Bank, at the north
east corner Of 23d street and Sixth avenue,
which is known as the Masonic Temple,
will be torn down. This building has oc-
cupied its present site since 1870. a new
modern structure will be erected in its
place from plans prepared by H. Z.
Knowles. architect.
The building Will be nineteen stories in
height The Excelsior Savings Bank will
occupy about three thousand square feet
Of floor space on the corner During the
erection Of the new building the bank will
have temporary quarters on the ground
floor Of the Masonic Annex. on the north
side Of oath street. IL is expected that the
new building will be completed within a
year.
The building will be of the most modern
type OF hreproof construction and equipped
with a sprinkhng system of 100 per cent
efficiency. II viii contain ten elevators
FIVE passenger and five freight The freight
entrance viii be extended through the
24th street building from oath street, and
another freight entrance will be placed on
Sixth avenue the main entrance to the
building being on I'D street
A basement connected with the Hudson
tunnel will extend under the new building
and out under the sidewalks Of both ed
street and Sixth avenue. Each floor will
contain approximately ten thousand square
feet of rentable area The lower four
stories of the building will be Of Indiana
limestone. the central portion of tapestry
brickwork and the upper four stories Of
terra Gotta and brick.
4 permit has been issued TO the Byron
vs.. Greene, Jr.. Company for the demolition
az eleven four and six story old-fashtoned
Office buildings at No. 13 20 q Cedar street
and No = 10 s Maiden Lane. which in
cludes all of the buildings between the
Bishop office building and the Parke, Davis
q Co building. The Fire Companies Build
Ing Corporation IS the owner.